Trump admin asks Supreme Court to lift injunction blocking dismantling of Education Department

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The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to block a lower court ruling that is keeping it from restructuring the Department of Education. 

"That injunction effectively appoints the district court to a Cabinet role and bars the Executive Branch from terminating anyone, even though respondents conceded that some other [reductions in force] would plainly be proper," the SCOTUS filing reads.

President Donald Trump has made it clear that he would seek to restructure and even dismantle the Department of Education.  In fact, when he nominated Education Secretary Linda McMahon, he said her goal should be to "put herself out of a job." The president cited poor performance as one of his reasons for seeking to shut down the DOE.

The Nation’s Report Card, which assesses how American students are performing in various subjects, showed seven out of 10 fourth graders are not proficient readers, which is a worse score than the last report card in 2022. The report card noted that reading scores showed "no significant change" since 1992.

The administration has faced both political and legal pushback on its quest to get rid of the department. In February, several Democrats attempted to enter the Department of Education building in D.C., but were blocked by an employee.

During the incident in February, Democrats repeatedly slammed the Trump administration and accused it of lacking transparency.

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Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.