A controversial push to restructure the Education Department under the Trump administration has faced significant setbacks, raising questions about the feasibility of broader overhauls. Early efforts to reshape the agency’s operations have encountered resistance, potentially weakening the momentum behind more sweeping reforms. Officials are now weighing whether these challenges will derail the administration’s long-term plans to fundamentally alter the department’s structure. The outcome could have lasting implications for federal education policy.
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 ...
