If you want to know what the department does, just look at its budget: https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget17/17action.pdf https://www2.ed.gov/about

If you want to know what the department does, just look at its budget: https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget17/17action.pdf https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget17/17action.... Eliminating the department doesn't necessarily mean eliminating all of its current functions. It just means that it will not exist in the same tier of government, with a cabinet member at its head.