Jessica Blake
Inside Higher Ed
House Republicans have now formally backed President Donald Trump in fulfilling his campaign promise to dismantle the Department of Education, voting Wednesday to advance 10 bills that would codify the White House’s efforts to disperse numerous education programs and offices to other federal agencies.
If passed, the legislation would make 10 of the Trump administration’s 14 interagency agreements permanent. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has described those agreements as a “proof of concept” that the government can function without an Education Department, and while they don’t fully transfer the decision-making power of ED to other agencies, they do shift a lot of operational responsibilities.
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