{"id":2614724,"date":"2026-06-16T16:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-department-shifts-key-responsibilities-out-of-agency\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:32:04","slug":"education-department-shifts-key-responsibilities-out-of-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-department-shifts-key-responsibilities-out-of-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Department shifts key responsibilities out of agency\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feducation-department-shifts-key-responsibilities-out-of-agency%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Education, under Secretary Linda McMahon, announced four new interagency agreements transferring key responsibilities to other federal agencies, aligning with President Trump&#8217;s executive order to reduce the department&#8217;s scope and return control to states. This week\u2019s agreements include shifting certain special education and rehabilitative services to the Department of Health and Human Services,and moving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-pick-opposed-enforcing-civil-rights-laws-against-blacks\/\" title=\"Biden Justice ... Pick Opposed Enforcing Civil Rights Laws Against Blacks\">civil rights enforcement<\/a>,student privacy protection,and training functions to the department of Justice. McMahon has now signed 14 such agreements, which aim to enhance efficiency by collaborating with agencies better suited for specific tasks. she emphasized that these partnerships are intended to strengthen services and support for individuals with disabilities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-touts-equality-act-in-proclamation-for-pride-month\/\" title=\"Biden Touts Equality Act In Proclamation For Pride Month\">civil rights protections<\/a>. However, critics, including legal experts, argue that these unilateral transfers may require congressional approval, and legal challenges have arisen. McMahon has also attempted to substantially downsize the department,including laying off thousands of employees,but faced legal and legislative hurdles. Despite efforts to permanentize these changes, questions remain about their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-accuses-china-of-failing-to-clean-up-space-junk-after-rocket-careens-back-to-earth\/\" title=\"NASA Accuses China Of Failing To Clean Up Space Junk After Rocket Careens Back To Earth\">long-term sustainability<\/a> and whether she will be able to fully dismantle the department as planned.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-education\/\"> Education Department<\/a> on Tuesday announced four more \u201cinteragency\u201d agreements sharing key responsibilities with other federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development marks Education Secretary Linda McMahon\u2019s latest move to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4498329\/treasury-student-loans-education-department\/\">effectively dismantle her agency<\/a>, in line with President Donald Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/improving-education-outcomes-by-empowering-parents-states-and-communities\/\">executive order<\/a> last March essentially abolishing the department and returning control to the states. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4610196\/american-universities-should-serve-americans-first\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>American universities should serve Americans first<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4604851\/virginia-tech-rector-abigail-spanberger-lawsuit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Former Virginia Tech rector sues Spanberger for firing him from board<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4603707\/doj-anti-israel-activists-university-of-michigan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ indicts eight anti-Israel activists at University of Michigan for alleged threats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this week\u2019s directive, McMahon has now signed<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3852390\/mcmahon-shutdown-education-department-unnecessary\/\"> a total of 14 interagency agreements<\/a>. The latest partnerships mean certain special education and rehabilitative services will be transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services, while the Department of Justice will start taking over the Education Department\u2019s civil rights enforcement, student privacy protection, and training and advisory services. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Trump Administration has been clear: as we scale back federal micromanagement when it hinders success, we are equally committed to bolstering the efficacy of federal oversight where it is essential,\u201d McMahon said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-announces-additional-partnerships-strengthen-coordination-individuals-disabilities-programs-bolster-civil-rights\">statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough our partnership with HHS, we will align federal services with the goal of strengthening academic outcomes and supporting individuals with disabilities so that they can achieve greater independence, key life skills, and meaningful employment,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe Department of Education will also team up with DOJ to ensure stronger, more coordinated civil rights enforcement and robust protections for student privacy. These <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >agreements align federal responsibilities<\/a> with the agencies best positioned to support them, strengthening the effectiveness and impact of critical services.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Education Secretary Linda McMahon arrives at the White House ahead of UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frederick Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4497554\/congress-education-department-trump-executive-order\/\">previously told <\/a>the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that the interagency agreements matter \u201cbecause the next Democratic president would then have to cancel them, and then they would have to spend a lot of time and energy unwinding them and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ray-epps-showed-son-how-to-use-a-tourniquet-in-case-of-jan-6-bomb-attack-near-capitol-fbi-records-show\/\" title=\"Ray Epps Showed Son How to Use a Tourniquet in Case of Jan. 6 Bomb Attack Near Capitol, FBI Records Show\">moving people back<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McMahon also sought to lay off around <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3471397\/where-things-stand-trump-dismantling-education-department\/\">1,400 of the department\u2019s 4,200<\/a> employees last March, though the move received legal pushback. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The education secretary said in November that she was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3894302\/mcmahon-codifying-education-department-dismantlement\/\">actively talking to lawmakers<\/a> about making the changes permanent. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve talked to dozens of members of Congress to explain to them exactly what we\u2019re doing, to bring them up to speed and to say to them, \u2018Look, when we have completed some of these transfers, that are working incredibly well, then we will be looking to Congress to codify those, make them permanent,\u2019\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3890976\/education-department-announces-significant-downsizing-six-interagency-agreements\/\"><strong>EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES DOWNSIZING WITH SIX INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McMahon\u2019s efforts to transfer education funding and authorities to other federal agencies and to the states have received significant pushback from critics, including<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/25\/us\/politics\/school-coalition-lawsuit-education-department.html\"> lawsuits <\/a>contending she cannot unilaterally off-load department responsibilities without congressional approval. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Supreme Court handed her a win last August, allowing the dismantling of the Education Department to continue while legal challenges play out in lower courts. But it remains to be seen if McMahon can achieve her goal of kicking herself out of a job, as Congress again authorized her department\u2019s budget earlier this year for roughly $79 billion, around the same amount lawmakers allocated the previous year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Dept. signs 4 more interagency agreements, moving responsibilities to other agencies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2614725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26165801654008.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4106,5152,5045,4326,64349],"class_list":["post-2614724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-administration","tag-education","tag-government","tag-policy","tag-public-sector"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26165801654008.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614724"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614728,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614724\/revisions\/2614728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}