Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution by threatening to withdrawal federal funding from its programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.

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.

President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the US Department of Education would give states more power over education, but Superintendent Francis Touchet Jr. with the Lafayette Parish

"Dismantling the department will lead to major consequences on the success of marginalized students," said Ayaan Moledina, a high school student in Austin.

A week after Donald Trump signed an executive order to turn more responsibility for schools over to states, his administration is targeting California over its education policies. On Thursday, Trump’s Department of Education announced it was investigating whether California’s law barring school districts from requiring teachers to out trans students violates federal law that makes children’s education records private but

The federal government is planning to investigate the CA Dept. of Education over a state law that says schools cannot require officials to notify parents if students identify as transgender or are exploring their gender identity on campus.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that the White House said would establish a task force aimed at ensuring safety and tackling crime in Washington, D.C. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil;