What would shutting down the US Department of Education mean for Iowa? What we know:

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The department also "provides oversight to the state education system that includes PK-12 public elementary and secondary schools, nonpublic schools that receive state accreditation, area education agencies (AEA), community colleges, and teacher preparation programs.
54% : Trump "certainly intends" to sign an executive order dismantling the Education Department, McMahon said on Fox and Friends Friday morning.
54% : They also don't need to worry about the terms and conditions of those loans changing, said Betsy Mayotte, president of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors, a Massachusetts-based organization that provides free loan advice nationally to 12,000 students annually.
47% : During his presidential campaign, Trump spoke often about closing the department and returning control to the states.
42% : Can Trump shutter the Department of Education on his own?
40% : No. The U.S. Constitution doesn't give Trump the power to close the department because it was created through an act of Congress, and the president can't unilaterally overturn laws.
39% : On March 6, Trump said he is considering moving the Federal Student Aid office overseeing the federal government's nearly $2 trillion student loan portfolio to another agency, such as the Small Business Administration.
23% : So, why is it in jeopardy? Trump campaigned to eliminate the Department of Education, which Republicans have long said holds too much power over local and state education policy -- although the federal government has no control over school curriculum.
22% : " Why does President Trump want to dismantle the US Department of Education?

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