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 reorganize federal education programs 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 agency. The outcome could have lasting implications for how federal education policy is shaped in the coming years.
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 ...
