President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday dismantling the Department of Education, a long-awaited move that would fulfill a key promise he made on the campaign trail.
A summary of the order shows that it directs 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.”
However, the order also directs the “uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely,” according to the summary.
McMahon was only confirmed as Education Secretary earlier this month, but Trump previously said he hoped she would put herself “out of a job.”
A number of Republican governors, advocates for parental rights in education, and others are expected to be at the signing on Thursday.
Trump’s promise to close the department was met with cheers on the campaign trail.
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