What to KnowPresident Donald Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order this afternoon that sets in motion the dismantling and eventual shuttering of the Education Department. Officially closing the department would require an act of Congress.President Jimmy Carter established the department in 1979 after Congress passed the Department of Education Organization Act in bipartisan votes.A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit last week arguing any attempt by Trump to eliminate the department is unlawful.
President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order shuttering the Education Department. Follow live updates below.