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 reshape the agency’s operations have encountered resistance, potentially weakening the momentum behind more sweeping changes. Officials now grapple with whether these challenges will derail the administration’s long-term vision for the department. The outcome could have lasting implications for federal education policy and funding.
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 ...
