US EditionU.S. Sen. Baldwin: Calls out Trump’s latest illegal efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and undermine students
The administration signed six agreements shifting key education roles to other agencies, a move criticized for risking resource mismanagement and harming vulnerable students nationwide.
- On December 2, 2025, President Donald Trump signed six interagency agreements that shifted longstanding U.S. Department of Education functions to Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services Department, and State.
- In early this year, the Supreme Court allowed an interagency agreement with Labor amid delays after more than 4,000 federal workers were nearly entirely laid off, as McMahon defended the transfers at a Nov. 20 White House briefing.
- The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education is moving to Labor, shifting oversight of Title I funding worth $20 billion, while Office of Post‑Secondary Education staff could be reassigned.
- The Education Department responded that it will "maintain all statutory responsibilities and will continue its oversight of these programs," despite swift condemnation from Democratic officials, labor unions and advocacy groups who questioned the legality and warned of harms to students and schools.
- Implementation is expected to take months after delays tied to the September 30th shutdown, officials say, while questions persist about whether the Department of Labor and the Department of the Interior have needed capacity, and the Federal Student Aid Office remains outside these changes.
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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Calls out Trump’s latest illegal efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and undermine students
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Department of Education, led over 30 of her colleagues in calling out the Trump Administration’s latest illegal step to dismantle the Department...
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Student coalition, Dem lawmakers object to Trump Education Department moves
Student protesters shout during a “Hands Off Our Schools” rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., in April. The same group held a virtual press conference Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A pair of Democratic lawmakers joined student leaders Tuesday in blasting President Donald Trump’s on…
Student coalition, Democrats object to Trump education department moves
Student protesters shout during a “Hands Off Our Schools” rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., in April. The same group held a virtual press conference Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A pair of Democratic lawmakers joined student leaders Tuesday in blasting President Donald Trump’s on…
Student coalition, Dem lawmakers object to Trump Education Department moves • West Virginia Watch
Student protesters shout during a “Hands Off Our Schools” rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., in April. The same group held a virtual press conference Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A pair of Democratic lawmakers joined student leaders Tuesday in blasting President Donald Trump’s on…
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