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Following President Donald Trump's signed executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, Secretary Linda McMahon appeared on CNN's "Face the Nation" Sunday to outline plans to redistribute Education Department programs.McMahon promised the federal money behind those programs would not be cut. Instead, she said the DOE's oversight of special needs education would be handed over to the Department of Health and Human Services while the Small Business Administration would take over the $1.6 trillion business of federal student loans.McMahon says the transition will cut red tape for funding grade schools, including grants for schools with low-income students, giving more power to states to shape their education policy."What we need to do is to make sure that the funding has a clear path," McMahon said. "The funding continues, but the states are allowed to spend the money where they need to spend it, to hire teachers, increase their salaries, and make sure that our students with special needs are taken care of."McMahon did not rule out whether HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has falsely claimed that vaccines cause autism in children, would take over vaccine mandates in schools.Still, there are lingering questions over how the Education Department could hand loans to the SBA without disruption.Other parent groups worry changes in grade schools will mean weaker protections for children with disabilities and are especially anxious that HHS might treat student learning disabilities as medical issues subject to insurance claims.Meanwhile, Democrats argue the administration cannot move programs without Congress' approval.