Judge suspends Trump’s decree to eliminate US Department of Education

At least 20 states and teachers’ unions have contested these decisions in court, arguing that the government violates the principle of separation of powers by intruding on the prerogatives of Congress.

Boston federal judge Myong Joun gave them reason: he suspended the presidential decree and ordered the reintegration of hundreds of workers who had been dismissed.

“You can’t ask this court to close your eyes while employees continue to be fired and their units are transferred until the department turns an empty hull,” the judge wrote into his decision.

The impact of this type of dismantling is not comparable to what would happen in a country where education is centralized and managed at national level. In the United States, this responsibility is on local authorities.

However, the Department of Education plays an important role, especially in the distribution of federal subsidies to schools in low -income areas that depend on social and economic programs.

The folder cannot be dismantled without the approval of a law that would require 60 votes in the Senate, where Republicans currently have 53 seats.