Here is a look at some of the Education Department's key functions, and how Trump has said he might approach them.

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin the process of ...

A draft of the executive order calls on McMahon to close the department by taking all the necessary steps "permitted by law," ...

President Donald Trump is prepared to sign an executive order as soon as Thursday to dismantle the Department of Education, a ...

(CNN) - President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to sign an order to dismantle the Department of Education. Sources ...

Without Congress, President Trump cannot dismantle the agency. No modern president has ever tried to unilaterally shut down a ...

The order, labeled 'pre-decisional,' directs newly appointed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps ...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, according to sources, as he aims to dramatically shrink the size of the federal government.

President Trump is expected to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take the necessary steps to shutter the department, according to multiple reports. The ...

President Donald Trump could decide this week to take the first steps to eliminate the Department of Education, people ...

White House officials have prepared an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin the process of ...