A controversial push to restructure the Education Department under the Trump administration has faced early setbacks, raising questions about the feasibility of broader reforms. Officials had proposed significant changes to the agency’s operations, but internal resistance and logistical hurdles have complicated the effort. With the administration’s more sweeping plans for the department now in jeopardy, critics and supporters alike are scrutinizing whether the experiment can recover—or if deeper restructuring will falter before gaining traction. The outcome could reshape how federal education policy is administered 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 ...
