Local school officials say they don't expect the order to end the U.S. Department of Education or most of the department's funding.

Actually eliminating the U.S. Department of Education — which administers billions of dollars in funding to schools — would require congressional approval, and experts say it’s an unlikely scenario.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order which will begin the process of dismantling the Department of Education.

President Trump rescinded an executive order targeting the law firm after it pledged to review its hiring practices and provide tens of millions of dollars in free legal services.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is withdrawing an executive order that targeted law firm Paul Weiss, saying the firm "acknowledged the wrongdoing" of an attorney who investigated the president and has pledged $40 million in free legal work to support the administration.

The firm agreed to provide pro bono work for causes chosen by Trump and to change its workplace diversity practices, the White House said.