The Trump administration is pushing forward with plans to significantly reduce the role of the U.S. Department of Education, announcing the transfer of two of its core functions to other parts of the federal government.
Oversight of special education programs would be handed off to the Department of Health and Human Services under the proposal, while civil rights enforcement responsibilities would be moved to the Department of Justice.
The changes represent another major step in President Donald Trump’s broader effort to dismantle the Department of Education — an agency he has repeatedly pledged to eliminate altogether.
