According to the newspaper, this can be done already on Thursday.
Trump is then expected to order the newly appointed Minister of Education Linda McMahon to dissolve the ministry she leads. In a draft, the minister is instructed to take all the necessary steps – as long as the team allows – to “facilitate the closure of the Ministry of Education”.
“The experiment with controlling American education through federal programs and dollars – and the irresponsible bureaucrats that the programs and dollars support – have failed our children, our teachers and our families,” reads the draft that The Wall Street Journal read.
Under American law, a 60 voting strong majority is needed in the Senate to completely dissolve the ministry. However, Trump can order extensive cuts of projects and employees without formally shutting down the Ministry.