Fact checked by Ward Williams Incoming-President Donald Trump's second term is expected to have its share of shake-ups. Trump has promised to shut down several government agencies in an effort to reduce wasteful spending,

When Donald Trump takes office Jan. 20, his agenda includes disbanding the federal Department of Education. What is his motivation – and what would that change mean?

“It would be up to the states to decide who allocates that funding. It probably varies from state to state. It could be the state legislature that does it. It could be the State Board of Education. They could allow the governor to do it,” McCluskey said. “That would all depend on how the federal law is ultimately written.”

With less than a month until President-elect Donald Trump’s second term begins, his campaign promise of eradicating the U.S. Department of Education has been gaining traction nationwide. In his “Person of the Year” interview with Time magazine,

President Joe Biden ushered in student loan forgiveness for millions, but a Trump presidency has many borrowers concerned.

Fully eliminating the education department would be a bold, controversial swing at education policy — and it could be dead on arrival. The president would likely need 60 votes in the Senate to fully abolish the Department of Education, a significant hill to climb with Republicans holding onto a 53-vote majority.

The U.S. Department of Education manages college loans, seeks to prevent discrimination and sends more than $1.6 billion annually to Pa. schools.

We’ve got to be prepared.”That statement coming from Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey Wright after a bill has been introduced in Washington,

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President-elect Donald Trump's promise to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education has ignited debate among policymakers and educators. Advocates ar

President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to dust off a series of centuries-old laws and legal theories to drive his first-year agenda – particularly on the border and birthright citizenship – hoping history will be on his side when the inevitable legal challenges make their way to the Supreme Court.

In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon oversaw an enterprise that popularized the “takedown” for millions of wrestling fans. But as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education,