President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. On the campaign trail, he repeatedly pointed to the agency as a symbol of federal overreach into the everyday lives of American families.

Educators nationwide have expressed concerns about the department’s future after Donald Trump vowed to eliminate it throughout his campaign.

In order to scrap the agency, the incoming Republican president would need congressional approval.

Chris Hayes explains how Trump's unpopular threat to shutter the Education Department will suffer the same fate as Bush's pledge to gut Social Security

Shutting down the department would require congressional approval, which experts said is unlikely. It's more likely Trump will make changes within the department.