President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday afternoon making good on his campaign promise to close the Department of Education, the White House confirmed to The Daily Signal.
The order intends to move power over education back to families and the states instead of Washington bureaucracies. The order directs Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to facilitate the closure the Department of Education and return education authority to the states. She is directed to continue ensuring the Americans receive the education services, programs, and benefits on which they rely.
The order will also direct any remaining programs or activities receiving Department of Education funds to refrain from advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs or gender ideology.
Education leaders will celebrate the signing with Trump, including Moms for Liberty founder Tiffany…
