The U.S. Department of Education will be “much smaller” but not eliminated by the executive order President Donald Trump is signing, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. 

The department will continue to administer college student loans and Pell grants, enforce civil rights laws, and provide funding for low-income students and special education, Leavitt told reporters, The Guardian reported.

“The Department of Education will be much smaller than it is today,” Leavitt commented, adding that “any critical functions” will remain after Trump signs the order at an event planned for 4 p.m. ET. 

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