On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump promised to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. He made the same pledge in 2016, as did Ronald Reagan in 1980. It’s a good idea. It would shrink the federal footprint,

A Republican congressman has introduced a bill to eliminate the Department of Education, which was one of President-Elect Trump’s campaign promises.

By now, you know about the endless speculation on whether the incoming Trump administration might close the U.S. Department of Education. It remains just that: speculation. Congress would have to be involved, and even a Senate and House controlled by the same party as President-elect Donald Trump would not necessarily go along with this idea.