President Donald Trump is prepared to sign an executive order as soon as Thursday to dismantle the Department of Education, a longtime wish of the Republican Party. The order will direct newly confirmed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education,

Here is a look at some of the Education Department's key functions, and how Trump has said he might approach them.

Longtime Greenwich resident Stephen Warzoha is the United States Department of Education's White House liaison.