Exclusive: Trump to sign order Thursday aimed at eliminating Education Department
Exclusive: President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday seeking to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.
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Trump will direct his education secretary, Linda McMahon, to take "all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States," according to a White House summary of the order reviewed by USA TODAY. It also calls for the "uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely."
