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Education Department announces plan to move programs to other federal agencies as part of effort to shut down

Six key grant programs, including Title I and TRIO, will be managed by other agencies while the Education Department retains oversight and student loan control, officials said.

  • On Nov. 18, the U.S. Department of Education announced six interagency agreements to transfer management of six programs to other federal agencies.
  • Earlier this year, the Trump administration shed staff and signed a March executive order aimed at closing the Education Department, following June transfer tests.
  • Labor will inherit the bulk of K-12 and postsecondary grants, including the $18 billion Title I program, TRIO, and teacher-training grants, while HHS takes CCAMPIS and foreign medical accreditation, and State and Interior manage foreign-language and Native American education programs.
  • Legal scholars question the administration's authority to relocate programs statutorily housed at Education, while Education Department officials say the plan is legally sound and funding will remain at Congress-set levels.
  • If Congress codifies the transfers, the department could be effectively dismantled as six agreements reshape a 45-year history, but critics warn this risks disrupting programs for vulnerable students.
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The U.S. government has taken further steps to dissolve the Department of Education.

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The U.S. government has initiated the dismantling of the Ministry of Education. However, the tasks and funding should remain, only coordinated by other ministries in the future.

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