WASHINGTON − An ideologically divided Supreme Court on July 14 allowed the Trump administration to fire hundreds of workers from the Education Department and continue other efforts to dismantle the agency. The court's three liberal justices opposed the order, the latest win for President Donald Trump at the high court.

"With this GREAT Supreme Court Decision, our Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, may begin this very important process," Trump wrote.

The states lost out on billions in funding for after-school and summer programs, teacher training and other initiatives.