A high-profile push to restructure the Education Department under the Trump administration has faced early setbacks, raising questions about the feasibility of broader reforms. Officials had proposed significant changes to the agency’s organization, but internal challenges and resistance have slowed progress. The setbacks could weaken efforts to dismantle parts of the department, leaving its long-term future uncertain. Critics and supporters alike are watching closely as the administration navigates these hurdles.
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 ...