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 Accelerates Dismantling Effort, Shifts 6 Key Offices To 4 Federal Agencies
The Department of Education (DoE) announced on Tuesday a significant escalation of its efforts to restructure the agency, transferring much of its remaining workload to other federal departments in a bid to convince Congress that the DoE is no longer necessary. Under an interagency agreement, six offices and programs will be moved to partner with […] Education Department Accelerates Dismantling Effort, Shifts 6 Key Offices To 4 Federal Agencies
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…
California officials condemn Trump’s plan to break up U.S. Department of Education
The Trump administration's decision to move some programs to other federal agencies has been met with criticism from California state officials and education advocates who argue that it will harm vulnerable students and create confusion and inefficiency.
Department of Education will undergo a partial dismantling: Here's what it means for student loans
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is being broken apart. As reported by Newsweek, six newly signed agreements mark "the most sweeping transfer of the department's re
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