President Donald Trump waves before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Thursday, President Donald Trump ushered in the end of the Department of Education. Following an executive order, E ducation Secretary Linda McMahon was ordered to dismantle DOE. The long-term impacts of this decision have yet to be felt, but experts say it could be a good thing for students studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). "There's going to be more experimentation on approaches of how to get students ahead, and those approaches are going to be shared out very fast to a lot of these other states," said Nhon Mah, CEO of Numerade. Numerade is a website and app that offers students help with homework using videos and AI tutors. The company highlights a focus on STEM textbooks on its website. "Over the past 30, 40 years, the budget within the DOE has gone from 14 billion to then 90 billion, most recently, at the same time, your scores for math, science and reading are at all-time lows," Mah said. Mah pointed toward improved test scores in Alabama. Experimentation in DeKalb County saw improvements post-pandemic after several teachers altered the way they taught the subject. Supporting these kinds of actions requires funding. "This is where I think one of the biggest worries are with the elimination of the Department of Education, especially for Title One schools and rural communities or even urban communities," Mah said. Mah said teacher training might see a decline as a result of the DOE dismantling. Ensuring that Title One schools, those located in lower economic areas, see funds will be on state and local leaders. "We need to manage these districts, school systems, classes by how many students are actually hitting these objectives and those who are not, let's make sure that they actually get what they need. Everything comes back to accountability," Mah said. ...read more read less