President Trump today signed an executive order to begin dismantling the Education Department. The president, flanked by children at school desks, said that his administration would “take all lawful steps to shut down the department,” adding: “It’s doing us no good.” The administration has cited poor test scores as a justification.

White House officials said Trump would sign an executive order to “facilitate the closure (of) the Department of Education,” although most analysts say permanently eliminating the DOE