A controversial push to restructure the Education Department under the Trump administration has faced significant setbacks, raising questions about the feasibility of broader reforms. Initial efforts to reorganize federal education programs have encountered resistance and logistical hurdles, complicating plans for a more sweeping overhaul. Critics argue these early missteps could weaken the administration’s broader agenda to reshape the agency’s role. The Labor Department’s involvement adds another layer of complexity to the debate over 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 ...
