"States were not engaged in this process, and this is not what we have asked for," Wisconsin state superintendent says.

The president has repeatedly called for the department to be torn apart, claiming it has been overrun by liberal thinking.

Eliminating the department has been a goal for the Republican Party since the agency was first established in 1980.

"States were not engaged in this process, and this is not what we have asked for," Wisconsin state superintendent says.

The Education Department has inked agreements with four other federal agencies to outsource some of its key functions.