US EditionEducation Department announces plan to move programs to other federal agencies as part of effort to shut down
Six interagency agreements transfer billions in K-12 and higher education grants to Labor, Health and Human Services, Interior, and State, aiming to dismantle the Education Department.
- 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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Trump administration unveils plan to try to dismantle Department of Education
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration took major steps Tuesday in trying to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, announcing six interagency agreements signed with other departments that will transfer several of its responsibilities to those agencies.
President Donald Trump’s administration announced Tuesday a plan to move several offices of the Department of Education to other federal agencies, in a unilateral step that seeks to dismantle the entity created by Congress to guarantee equitable access to education, although its total closure requires legislative approval. Read more]]>
Trump administration announces dismantling of parts of Education Dept. - The Washington Post
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