Though most Americans have little idea what the Department of Education does, there are many reasons it has withstood decades of GOP attacks.

The president-elect previously stated plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a nearly 46-year-old federal department first created under President Jimmy Carter’s administration, in favor of state control of education. However, doing so would be tough.

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.

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Revamping the school aid formula and banning cellphones in schools also will be among the key issues when lawmakers return Jan. 8.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear that his administration plans to overhaul the government. “One of the things I’ll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington DC,” Trump said during the campaign.

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,

President-elect Donald Trump has announced these picks for top White House staff positions, ambassadors and department heads to fill his incoming administration.

The reversal of the Chevron doctrine "may make deregulation under the new Trump administration less robust than markets expect," Barry Gilbert said.