Department of Education employees are working every day to put themselves 'out of a job,' but why?

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Panelists Jayme Leagh Franklin and Caroline Sunshine discuss the Trump administration's plans to dismantle the Department of Education and the meeting between President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on 'Fox News @ Night.' A Department of Education (ED) official told Fox News Digital that staff are working to put themselves out of a job under President Donald Trump's orders because the agency is not needed. "We are going to continue to take steps every single day to wind down the agency to return education to the state to put more power back in the hands of governors and state legislatures and state superintendents and local school board members," Nicholas Kent, Undersecretary of Education, told Fox News Digital on Monday. "That is our charge every single day," he added. The Department of Education announced on Thursday that