Shutdown proves how much Department of Education is needed, experts say

A controversial proposal to overhaul the Department of Education has emerged as the Trump administration moves to reshape federal education policy, just days after the secretary suggested the agency’s role could be significantly reduced. The plan targets core functions, raising questions about how such changes would impact funding, oversight, and student services nationwide. Critics argue the shift could weaken protections for vulnerable learners, while supporters frame it as an effort to streamline bureaucracy. Details on which programs may be affected—and how—remain under scrutiny as stakeholders prepare to weigh in.

Days after U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the government shutdown proved how unnecessary the Department of Education is, the Trump administration announced plans to transition key ...