President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order which will begin the process of dismantling the Department of Education.

Early Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities." In it, The President ordered current Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities while ensuring the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services,