A high-profile effort by the Trump administration to restructure the Education Department through a controversial reorganization plan has faced significant setbacks, raising questions about the feasibility of broader overhauls. Early missteps in implementing the changes threaten to complicate the president’s broader agenda to dismantle key functions of the agency. Critics argue that the challenges highlight deeper administrative hurdles in executing sweeping reforms, while supporters maintain the push for efficiency remains necessary. The outcome could shape future attempts to reshape 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 ...
