Plans to abolish the U.S. Department of Education—a key part of President-elect Donald Trump’s platform and a priority for his political allies—are a key concern for schools as he prepares to retake the White House in January. But can he—and will he—actually carry through on the promise? And what would it mean if he did?

Trump also supports efforts to privatize the K-12 school system, including through vouchers for private schools. Both he and Vance have launched repeated attacks on both K-12 and higher education institutions over practices that seek to advance racial diversity and tolerance and policies that provide protections to transgender students,

Trump has spent little time discussing education, but schools could feel the impact of his administration's policymaking and enforcement.

American Culture Project’s Corey Deangelis says Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the department of education is “amazing”.