Trump says he wants con job Education Department closed immediately

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday he wants to shut down the Department of Education as soon as possible.“I’d like it to be closed immediately,” he told reporters in the Oval Office, describing the agency as “a big con job.”He blasted the US education system for being ranked 40th in the world, but being ranked No.1 for “cost per pupil.”“Send it back to Iowa, to Idaho, Colorado,” Trump went on, keeping to his pledge to put education back to the states.This is a developing story.

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