By Shauneen Miranda, Washington State Standard
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s aim to shutter the Education Department faces steep hurdles in Congress, where Republicans’ legislative efforts to abolish the agency remain stalled and appropriators have rejected many of his proposed cuts to education spending.
After campaigning last year on a pledge to shut down the department, Trump came into office promising to follow through, and made some preliminary moves.
He said he wanted Education Secretary…
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