Jessica Dickler, CNBC and Annie Nova, CNBC
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The Trump administration has already begun carrying out its plans to close parts or all of the Department of Education, which is responsible for underwriting student loans, disbursing college aid and ensuring equal access to education.
President Donald Trump campaigned on a pledge to "find and remove the radicals who have infiltrated the federal Department of Education," and suggested that Linda McMahon, his nominee for Education secretary, would help gut the department.
McMahon's Senate confirmation hearing began Thursday morning.
"I want Linda...
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