Overview
- Labor will take over K–12 programs, including grants for disadvantaged, at-risk and homeless students, English-language learning and arts education, with states continuing to receive funding through Labor.
- Interior will assume federal programs serving Indigenous education, and State will oversee education and language programs for international students.
- The White House says these transfers do not require congressional approval, though eliminating the department would need new legislation.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon previously announced cuts of more than 1,300 positions as part of the agency’s wind-down.
- A department spokeswoman said some reported details about the plan were inaccurate, leaving aspects of implementation uncertain.