A high-profile Trump administration effort to restructure the Education Department through a controversial reorganization plan has faced significant setbacks, raising questions about the viability of broader reforms. Early missteps in the process may weaken the foundation for more sweeping changes aimed at reshaping the agency’s structure. Officials are now weighing whether these challenges will derail the administration’s ambitions or force a reassessment of its approach. The outcome could have lasting implications for federal education policy and the department’s future operations.
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 ...
