US EditionThe Education Department is being dismantled. Here’s what that means
The Education Department will transfer major programs to Labor, Health and Human Services, and other agencies after mass layoffs cut staff by half, following a presidential executive order.
- On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced a partial "breakup" to shift multiple operations through six interagency agreements with four agencies.
- On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to wind down ED, following mass layoffs earlier this year that reduced staff by 50 %.
- IDR processing woes left the system with two million-plus pending applications, PSLF Buyback backlogs rose by more than 50% in 2025 with over 70,000 unresolved, and Ombudsman group has more than 27,000 open cases.
- Officials say transfers will proceed, but the administration is also weighing sales of loans to private companies, while Pell Grants and federal loans continue and student loan borrowers must keep making payments.
- The civil‑rights office has shrunk and case resolution has declined amid layoffs, with the Office for Civil Rights losing half its staff as complaints rise and a court hearing on Sweet v. McMahon relief is scheduled in December.
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Education Department moves to outsource its programs as advocates cry foul
The Education Department is advancing its plans to eliminate itself, attempting a workaround to move certain mandatory programs to other federal agencies in a move resulting in considerable confusion and pushback. The department said it is moving six programs to four other federal agencies in a push to “return education to the states” and streamline [...]
Education Department moves to outsource its programs as advocates cry foul
The Education Department is advancing its plans to eliminate itself, attempting a work-around to move certain mandatory programs to other federal agencies in a move resulting in considerable confusion and pushback. The department said it is moving six programs to four other federal agencies in a push to “return education to the states” and streamline [...]
Education Department moves to outsource its programs as advocates cry foul
The Education Department is advancing its plans to eliminate itself, attempting a workaround to move certain mandatory programs to other federal agencies in a move resulting in considerable confusion and pushback. The department said it is moving six programs to four other federal agencies in a push to “return education to the states” and streamline [...]
Education Department moves to outsource its programs as advocates cry foul
The Education Department is advancing its plans to eliminate itself, attempting a workaround to move certain mandatory programs to other federal agencies in a move resulting in considerable confusion and pushback. The department said it is moving six programs to four other federal agencies in a push to “return education to the states” and streamline…
What to Know About the Changes to the Education Department
The Department of Education is shifting a number of its responsibilities to other federal agencies—a move that education experts say continues the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the department, and that they fear will lead to delays in schools receiving critical funding. Certain offices serving schools and colleges will be transferred to the Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State, the department announc…
Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Education Department Gains Traction with New Federal Overhaul - Real News Now
The Trump administration on Tuesday advanced its sweeping plan to dismantle the Department of Education, launching a multi-agency initiative to strip the department of key responsibilities and return control of education policy to the states. The move fulfills a major campaign promise from President Donald Trump, who has long argued that the federal government should play a far smaller role in how schools are run. Under the plan, a number of edu…
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