A controversial push to restructure the Education Department under the Trump administration has faced significant setbacks, raising questions about the feasibility of broader overhauls. Early efforts to reorganize the agency’s regulatory responsibilities have encountered resistance, potentially weakening the momentum behind more sweeping reforms. Critics argue that these missteps could undermine the administration’s long-term vision for reshaping federal education policy. The Labor Department’s role in the process adds another layer of complexity to the debate over executive branch restructuring.


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 ...