Republicans in Congress and beyond are gearing up to capitalize on a GOP trifecta to make unprecedented, sweeping changes to education in America.
Trump has vowed to abolish the Department of Education, which many of his allies think would be difficult to do. Still, in a second Trump administration, Republicans envision an opportunity to reduce federal influence over education and promote ideology aligned with conservative beliefs.
And many of his allies on Capitol Hill are eager to see him do it.