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A scathing resignation memo from the top US student aid official reveals a Trump proposal that may delegitimize the Department of Education

The Trump Administration is considering moving oversight for student loan debt from the Department of Education to the Treasury Department.

Trump previously hinted that the department should be abolished.

The Trump Administration is considering moving oversight for more than $1 trillion in student loan debt from the Department of Education (ED), where it currently resides, to the Treasury Department, The New York Times reports.

The possible change was referenced in the resignation memo of , citing the proposed change to student aid oversight and other issues.

The proposed move would significantly blunt the ED's power. The department, which advises and executes legislation over education policy at both the K-12 and post-secondary level, has limited power, as many

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And in his book "Great Again: How to Fix Our Crippled America," Trump writes:

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