<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move forward with gutting the Department of Education in the latest legal win for the White House as it seeks to effectively dismantle the department. </p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/68755cb83373a2de289dcc1c/Trump-Signs-Executive-Order-To-Begin-Dismantling-Education-Department/960x0.jpg?fit=scale" alt="Trump Signs Executive Order To Begin Dismantling Education Department" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion classname="expandable" current="-1"><p class="color-body light-text" role="button">President Donald Trump holding up a signed executive order as he poses with U.S. Education Secretary <span class="plus" data-ga-track="caption expand">... More</span><span class="expanded-caption"> Linda McMahon at the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)</span></p></fbs-accordion><small>China News Service via Getty Images</small></figcaption></figure>

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The high court lifted a lower court order pausing the firings. {ai:summary}<p>The Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to proceed with significant reductions to the Department of Education, marking a legal victory for the White House in its efforts to dismantle the agency. This decision aligns with the administration's ongoing education policy reforms. </p><p>#politics</p>

Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Nearly 1,400 Education Employees

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