An ambitious push to restructure the Education Department under the Trump administration has faced early setbacks, raising questions about the feasibility of broader reforms. While officials sought to streamline operations by shifting certain functions to other agencies, resistance and logistical hurdles have complicated the process. The challenges could weaken the administration’s larger goal of significantly reshaping the department’s role. Critics argue the delays highlight deeper difficulties in executing sweeping bureaucratic changes.
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 ...
