WASHINGTON ¨C The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump¡¯s administration to resume dismantling the Department of Education, part of his bid to shrink the federal government¡¯s role in education in favor of more control by the states.
In the latest high court win for Trump, the justices lifted a federal judge¡¯s order that had reinstated nearly 1,400 workers affected by mass layoffs at the department and blocked the administration from transferring key functions to other federal agencies. A legal challenge is continuing to play out in lower courts.
The Supreme Court¡¯s action came in a brief, unsigned order. Its three liberal justices dissented.
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