Case file · 90 FR 13679
EO 14242 Mar 20, 2025 TIER 2MID-LEVEL FREEZE

Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities

Theater score 0/100

Detector flags: none; the theater here is self-evident or absent.

Immediate Impact

Directs the closure of the Department of Education to the maximum extent permitted by law, which is the load-bearing clause.

Long-Term Outlook

The department exists by statute; only Congress closes it. The order's dismantling reverses by memo and rehiring.

Primary sources: Federal RegisterOfficial PDF