Republicans who back President Donald Trump’s push to reduce the federal Education Department’s role express reservations about specific elements of his proposed overhaul, highlighting divisions within the party over how far to shrink government involvement in schools. Concerns focus on potential gaps in protections for vulnerable students and the practical challenges of transferring oversight to states. While broad support exists for downsizing the agency, lawmakers question whether Trump’s approach could weaken existing safeguards or leave education funding and accountability in disarray. The debate underscores tensions between ideological goals and the realities of implementing major policy shifts.
Republicans generally supportive of President Donald Trump’s goal of dismantling the Education Department still have their doubts about key parts of his plans for the agency, with one GOP lawmaker ...
