A controversial push to restructure the Education Department under the Trump administration has faced significant hurdles, raising questions about the feasibility of broader reforms. Early missteps in the process could weaken momentum for more sweeping changes aimed at reshaping the agency’s role. Officials are now weighing whether setbacks will derail plans to overhaul federal education oversight. The outcome may hinge on whether the administration can recover from initial implementation challenges.
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 ...
