Reuters reported on Trump's plans to close the US Department of Education on March 20.

US President Donald Trump intends to sign a decree on the liquidation of the country's Ministry of Education on March 20, Thursday. This is reported by the Reuters news agency.

"On Thursday, Donald Trump will sign a long—awaited decree aimed at closing the Ministry of Education, thereby fulfilling a key election promise," the agency reports.

At the same time, the attorneys general of several states are already ready to challenge such a step. It is reported that last week they filed a lawsuit in order to stop the process of liquidation of the ministry and dismissal of employees working in it.

It clarifies that the yet-to-be-signed order instructs U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to "take all necessary measures to facilitate the closure of the ministry."

The WSJ newspaper reported on Trump's plan to abolish the US Department of Education on March 6. Prior to that, on January 21, Trump signed an executive order that prohibits officials from adopting new regulations until his administration establishes "full control" over the federal government.