The Department of Education provides about 10% of K-12 funding, enforces civil rights laws and runs the $1.6 trillion student loan program.

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education, repeatedly pointing to the agency as a symbol of federal overreach into the everyday lives of American families. CNN’s Brian Todd reports on the potential impact of this decision. How Trump’s pledge to scrap the Department of Education could impact American's children

Trump has said he’ll close the Department of Education “very early” in his administration. Here’s what that could mean.

President-elect Trump has said he wants to close the Department of Education, but can he actually shut down a longstanding federal agency?

How would it impact schools and students, if the Education Department were eliminated, which Trump has said he wants to do?

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. On the campaign trail, he repeatedly pointed to the agency as a symbol of federal overreach into the everyday lives of American families.

Experts tell TIME that dismantling the Department of Education is likely improbable. “It is entirely feasible to close down the Department of Education, but the functions of the Department of Education will need to continue,

Former President Donald Trump has declared his intent to dismantle the Department of Education if he returns to the White House in 2025. The proposal, which he argues would put decision-making power in the hands of