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What we know about Trump's expected Education Department executive order

Name: What we know about Trump's expected Education Department executive order
Uploaded: 2025-03-06T14:30:00-0500
Duration: 9 min 5 s
Description: President Trump's mission to dismantle the Department of Education may begin with an executive order, but congressional approval is needed to shut down the federal establishment. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has the latest news, and USA Today's Zachary Schermele breaks down how the department currently operates.

President Trump's mission to dismantle the Department of Education may begin with an executive order, but congressional approval is needed to shut down the federal establishment. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has the latest news, and USA Today's Zachary Schermele breaks down how the department currently operates.