A controversial push to restructure the Education Department under the Trump administration has faced significant setbacks, raising questions about the feasibility of broader reforms. Early efforts to reorganize federal education programs have encountered resistance, potentially weakening the momentum behind more sweeping changes. Officials now question whether the administration’s ambitious overhaul can proceed without addressing these initial hurdles. The outcome could reshape how federal education policy is implemented for years to come.
The stumbles of an early Trump administration experiment to carve up the Education Department risks undercutting the president’s more dramatic demolition plan for the agency. The Labor Department ...