Federal Education Department. A proposed overhaul of the US Department of Education has sparked widespread outrage, with California state officials and education advocates leading the charge against the plan. Announced by the Trump administration on Tuesday, the proposal aims to significantly reduce the department's staff and reorganize its functions, sparking fears about the impact on student support services and federal funding for schools. Critics argue that the plan would undermine the role of the department in ensuring equal access to quality education for all Americans, and would disproportionately harm vulnerable student populations.
California state officials and some education advocates joined others around the country in condemning a plan announced Tuesday by the Trump administration to disassemble the U.S. Department of ...