Three leading education policy experts explained how Trump abolishing the Department of Education would work, if it is realistic, and what the effects would be.

The demand for abolishing the US Department of Education is growing. The sentiment has always lurked in the background, among conservatives and many Republicans who believe, somewhat rightly (more on that later), that the federal government should not have anything to do with education. Remember the 10th Amendment?

President-elect Donald Trump has laid out some big changes for education in the US. Much of his platform focuses on rolling back the federal government’s role in schools and giving states and parents more of a say in what children learn,