Trump is weighing big cuts to US Education Department

Trump is weighing big cuts to US Education Department The Trump administration is exploring dramatic cuts to programs and staff at the U.S. Department of Education, including executive action shuttering department programs that are not protected by law and calling on Congress to close the department entirely. The executive action could come as early as this week, according to multiple government sources who were not cleared to discuss the administration's plans publicly. The White House did not respond to a request for comment. News of the Trump administration's plans was...