Rounds debuted a bill that would dissolve the Department of Education. (Reuters/ Istock)
Rounds is planning to re-introduce the bill now that Trump has signed the executive order.
"The federal BUREAUCRACY of Education has never educated a single student," the senator told Fox News Digital in a statement. "It’s time to shut it down. Today’s news is a step in the right direction. Congress should follow the executive branch’s lead and act accordingly. I am working on legislation that would return education decisions to states and local school districts while maintaining important programs like special education and Title I. We are discussing this legislation with Secretary McMahon, and we believe there is a very good path forward."
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Morning sun lights the front of the Department of Education building in Washington on Feb. 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
He previewed his plans to do so for months prior to signing the Thursday executive order.
During the signing ceremony, Trump explained, "The department's useful functions such as … Pell grants, title one funding resources for children with disabilities and special needs will be preserved, fully preserved."
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Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday, March 7, 2025. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"They're going to be preserved in full and redistributed to various other agencies and departments that will take very good care of them," the president continued.
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"But beyond these core necessities, my administration will take all lawful steps to shut down the Department."
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House but did not immediately receive a response.
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