Federal agencies are taking on expanded roles as multiple interagency agreements transfer key functions of the Department of Education to other branches of government. The shifts could significantly alter how educational programs, funding, and oversight operate for students, state governments, and academic institutions. Critics and stakeholders may face uncertainty as these changes reshape traditional structures within federal education policy. The moves mark a notable restructuring of how education-related responsibilities are distributed across the federal bureaucracy.


June 29 (UPI) --A flurry of interagency agreements are moving parts of the Department of Education to other federal agencies, reshaping the landscape for students, states and institutions of learning.