President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order in the coming days to dismantle the Department of Education. According to a draft order reviewed by CNN, Trump will direct newly confirmed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department” to “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.

A "Dear Colleague" letter from the Department of Education says schools could lose federal funding if they don't stop their DEI programs.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (THE CONVERSATION) The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion have continued in the form of a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Department of Education to educational institutions – from preschools through colleges and universities.

Donald Trump campaigned on remaking the federal government, cutting jobs, slashing spending, ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs and shuttering the Department of Education. In his first month,

Federal funds represent about $500 million of the Philadelphia school district's $4.5 billion budget. Officials have warned an end to that funding would impact vulnerable students.

"He couldn't be any more clear when he says he wants me to put myself out of a job," she said. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. As talk of imminent change brews,

President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department.

The Constitution doesn’t give President Trump the power to shutter the department on his own because it was created through legislation.

President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would close the Department of Education. What does the department do?

Let’s look at the steps Trump has initiated to eliminate the Department of Education, what it could mean for the future of American education, and if he could actually get it done.

Trump told reporters that he doesn’t believe student loans should be run under the Department of Education, and instead will likely end up being run under the Treasury Department, the Small Business Administration (SBA), or the Commerce Department.