Kansas education leaders respond to shutdown of DOE

TOPEKA (KSNT) - State education officials have issued a statement Friday following the Trump Administration's push to close the U.S. Department of Education (DOE).

Denise Kahler with the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) issued a press release on March 21 in the wake of President Donald Trump's decision to shut down the DOE. Kahler said the KSDE is waiting for a response from Congress and will be looking over Trump's order in the coming days to determine what the impact will be on Kansas.