What Trump’s Dismantling of the Education Department Could Look Like | WSJ

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle the Department of Education and reverse Biden-era policies on transgender students and racial disparities. Trump has also signaled support for religions in schools, including prayer in the classroom. But why do Trump and other Republicans want to abolish the Department of Education and what would that look like?

Oklahoma schools superintendent Ryan Walters and former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan weigh in on Trump’s education plan.

Chapters:
0:00 Trump wants to close Department of Education
0:49 The Department of Education, explained
2:30 Dismantling the department
4:18 Title IX protections
5:14 Religion in schools
6:35 What’s next?

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