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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Calls out Trump’s latest illegal efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and undermine students

The administration signed six agreements shifting key education roles to other agencies, a move criticized for risking resource mismanagement and harming vulnerable students nationwide.

  • Late last month, the administration implemented six interagency agreements that shifted U.S. Department of Education functions to Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services Department, and State.
  • Months before the Sept. 30 shutdown, the Supreme Court earlier this year allowed an interagency agreement with the Department of Labor, prompting Education Secretary Linda McMahon to defend the transfers as efforts to cut 'bureaucratic bloat.'
  • The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is moving to Labor, shifting oversight of Title I funding worth $20 billion, while staff from the Office of Post-Secondary Education could be reassigned.
  • The Education Department responded that it will "maintain all statutory responsibilities and will continue its oversight of these programs" amid condemnation from Democratic officials, labor unions and advocacy groups.
  • Implementation is expected to take months after delays tied to the September 30th shutdown, officials say, while questions persist about whether the Department of Labor and Department of the Interior have the needed capacity, and the Federal Student Aid Office remains unchanged.
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Student coalition, Dem lawmakers object to Trump Education Department moves

Student protesters shout during a “Hands Off Our Schools” rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., in April. The same group held a virtual press conference Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A pair of Democratic lawmakers joined student leaders Tuesday in blasting President Donald Trump’s on…

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