it becomes obvious or at least seems so, that trump had a raft of lawyers working up these plans for some time to be this prepared to slam dc daily with new stuff like this, and what we've been seeing since 1/20;

There are zero academic subjects in which more than half of America’s public “education” students are proficient. That’s according to the government’s own assessment, the Nation’s Report Card.

Last week, the Department of Education released a statement in response to the latest dismal report card. It said, in part:

Despite the billions of dollars that the federal government invests in K-12 education annually, and the approximately $190 billion in federal pandemic funds, our education system continues to fail students across the nation. We must do better for our students. The Trump Administration is committed to reorienting our education system to fully empower states, to prioritize meaningful learning, and provide universal access to high-quality instruction. Change must happen, and it must happen now.

According to multiple reports, among the changes President Donald Trump is considering is the complete abolition of the Education Department, something that will require an act of Congress. Nevertheless, that isn’t stopping Trump’s team from trying to diminish the department’s destructive impact for the time being.........more..........

On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that “Trump administration officials are weighing executive actions to dismantle the Education Department”: