The timeline has yet to be determined, but the Trump administration has said it will eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.
Until President Donald Trump and his secretary of education, Linda McMahon, announce specific plans on shuttering the agency and what will happen to its budget — nearly $242 billion in 2024 , according to USAspending.gov — it’s difficult to say what effect the closing will have in North Carolina.
On Tuesday, March 11, the department announced its first step in dismantling the department: the immediate terminations of about half of its staff — more than 2,000 career employees , NBC News reported…