Here are some of the ways in which the dismantling of the Department of Education could prove to be detrimental.

The U.S. Department of Education takes further steps to dismantle after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of broad layoffs. New appointees will support returning education decisions to the states.

WASHINGTON − An ideologically divided Supreme Court on July 14 allowed the Trump administration to fire hundreds of workers from the Education Department and continue other efforts to dismantle the agency. The court's three liberal justices opposed the order, the latest win for President Donald Trump at the high court.

The Supreme Court said that Trump can move forward with his plans to terminate half of the Department of Education's staff.

President Trump on Monday said that Education Secretary Linda McMahon will begin the process of dismantling the Education Department in the wake of the Supreme Court decision allowing the

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to proceed with mass layoffs. But some workers slated to be let go are still in limbo.

Now, Trump and McMahon are free to execute the layoffs and break up the department’s work among other federal agencies. Trump had campaigned on closing the department, and McMahon has said the department has one “final mission” to turn over its power to the states.

Colorado has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education to prevent the freezing of federal education funds vital for diverse and underserved students.

The move by the justices represents an expansion of executive power, allowing President Trump to dismantle the inner workings of a government department.

The U.S. Department of Education should be shuttered, and essential functions should be woven into other existing government departments.

Colorado has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over a freeze in essential education funding.

Education Department: In a major victory for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court on Monday let it fire over 1,000 Education Department employees and functionally eliminate the agency. The department manages federal college loans, tracks student achievement and enforces civil rights laws in schools.