# Department of Education Restructuring: What You Need to Know

Hello and welcome. This week, the Trump administration made a bombshell announcement that could fundamentally reshape how America's schools operate. The Department of Education is being dismantled, with its core functions scattered across four different federal agencies. Here's what that means for you.

The Education Department announced six interagency agreements moving K-12 and higher education programs to the Department of Labor, while shifting educational services for Native Americans to the Interior Department, college student childcare and foreign medical school accreditation to Health and Human Services, and international education to the State Department. This represents the most aggressive push yet toward eliminating the department that conservatives have targeted for decades.

These changes aren't small tweaks. Management of both the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Office of Postsecondary Education are heading to Labor, which traditionally oversees workforce development and worker protections. Education Department staff are expected to move with their programs. The administration is calling this fulfilling President Trump's promise to return education to the states, though civil rights organizations have denounced what they call unlawful transfers of critical offices and responsibilities.

Here's why this matters. States are now wondering how these changes will affect their schools and students. Meanwhile, there's immediate confusion. The Education Department already attempted transferring career-technical education to Labor earlier this year, and reports show that transition hasn't gone smoothly, with critics citing serious issues around accessing federal education funding.

Congress still hasn't approved a budget for the fiscal year that started October first, adding more uncertainty. Schools don't know what their funding looks like yet.

For families, this could mean significant changes to how your children's schools receive federal support and guidance. For educators, there's concern about whether programs and services they rely on will function properly under new leadership. Business organizations are watching whether workforce development strengthens or falters.

The administration is using legal workarounds to avoid seeking congressional approval, drawing from Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's blueprint for restructuring government.

What happens next? Watch for implementation challenges similar to what we're already seeing with career-technical education transfers. States will likely seek regulatory clarification on their new responsibilities. Civil rights protections could face challenges as oversight shifts between agencies.

For more information, check your state education department's website and monitor Education Department announcements as these transitions unfold. Make sure to subscribe and stay informed about how these changes affect your community.

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