Draft executive order calls for closing Education Dept. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has said that congressional approval is needed to close the agency.

Trump signed an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to dismantle the department. Complete elimination would require congressional approval.

The White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Education Department for President Donald Trump, pictured signing an order at the White House on Jan. 20.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take steps to dissolve the Education Department, a long-sought goal of some conservatives.