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Trump admin moving ahead with dismantling the U.S. Dept. of Education
Six new interagency agreements redistribute education functions to Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State departments to reduce bureaucracy, officials said.
- On Thursday, federal officials announced six interagency agreements transferring Department of Education functions to Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State agencies.
- The administration says the moves aim to reduce federal bureaucracy and return education to the states, building on a Department of Labor workforce partnership earlier this year.
- The reorganization increases oversight by five agencies, with the Freedom Foundation reporting more than 35,000 public employees opted out of unions in 2023.
- Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal said there is no evidence the changes will return education to states, while teachers' unions and the Washington Education Association pushed back and Aaron Withe, chief executive officer, Freedom Foundation, praised the move.
- Observers note the reorganization could yield different effects in red and blue states, with the Freedom Foundation and allied groups viewing it as reducing union power by encouraging public employees to leave unions.
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