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 proposals to dismantle key functions. Officials now grapple with whether the missteps will derail the administration’s ambitions or force a shift in strategy. The outcome could have lasting implications for federal education policy and the department’s future role.
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 ...
