The executive order begins the process of dismantling the department, a process which requires congressional approval.

The top Democrat in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, called it a "tyrannical power grab" and "one of the most destructive and ...

The order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department ...

US President Donald Trump signed an order yesterday aimed at “eliminating” the Department of Education, a decades-old goal of the American right, ...