The letter to Secretary Linda McMahon comes just days after 24 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over the funding freeze in education grants for K-12 schools and adult education.

Here's what to know after a decision by the Supreme Court gives the president a green light to move forward on his promise to gut the agency.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun welcomed U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to Purdue University on Wednesday, with the federal leader praising Indiana for its education initiatives that put “parents i

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In a visit to Purdue University Wednesday, July 16, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon praised Indiana for putting parents in the driver's seat when it comes to their kids' education.

President Trump on Monday said that Education Secretary Linda McMahon will begin the process of dismantling the Education Department in the wake of the Supreme Court decision allowing the

McMahon’s comments came two days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s order that blocked a plan to fire roughly 1,400 people from the U.S. Department of Education. President Donald Trump has vowed to shut down the department for good during his term, a longtime Republican goal, and the plan would effectively cripple the agency.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon discusses the Supreme Court allowing Education Department layoffs on 'The Story.'

"With this GREAT Supreme Court Decision, our Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, may begin this very important process," Trump wrote.

The American Legislative Exchange Council hosted its annual meeting Wednesday, with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon as a guest speaker to discuss recent education initiatives.