In a controversial move, President Donald Trump is taking steps to fulfill one of his campaign promises: dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Trump just signed an executive order designed to significantly reduce the federal government's role in education.
In a recent interview, Trump reportedly said of the department: "I expect it will [be shut down entirely]. You'll have a few people left just to make sure [the states are] teaching English, you know, you say reading, writing and arithmetic."
