Trump to sign order Thursday aimed at eliminating Education Department

Trump will direct his education secretary, Linda McMahon, to take 'all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education.'Joey Garrison,Zachary SchermeleUSA TODAYShow CaptionWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is set to sign a long-anticipated executive order Thursday that seeks to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, delivering on a signature campaign promise to try to dismantle the agency, according to senior Trump administration officials.Trump is expected to sign the order, which has been in the works for weeks, at a White House ceremony attended by several Republican governors and state education commissioners.Trump will direct his education secretary, Linda McMahon, to take "all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the States," according to a White House summary of the order reviewed by USA TODAY. It also calls for the "uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on...