The U.S. Education Department on Tuesday said it is transferring some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department and hand off more control to states.
The federal DOE announced six new interagency agreements with four agencies "to break up the federal education bureaucracy," according to a release.
The new partnerships are with the Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State. One major change is the establishment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Partnership between DOE and DOL. The DOL will now take on a greater role in administering federal K-12 programs, ensuring these programs are better aligned with workforce and college programs to set students up for success at every part of their education journey, according to the DOE.
With oversight by DOE, DOL will manage competitions, provide technical assistance, and integrate ED’s programs with the suite of employment and training programs DOL already administers, officials said. This includes Title I money for schools serving low-income communities.
"The Trump Administration is taking bold action to break up the federal education bureaucracy and return education to the states,” U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement. “Cutting through layers of red tape in Washington is one essential piece of our final mission. As we partner with these agencies to improve federal programs, we will continue to gather best practices in each state through our 50-state tour, empower local leaders in K-12 education, restore excellence to higher education, and work with Congress to codify these reforms."
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March to dismantle the DOE. Although several lawsuits have been filed, many DOE employees have been fired this year.
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