The Lion The plan to scale back the Department of Education took “a major step” forward Tuesday with the announcement of six agreements with four other federal agencies to deliver services and programs.
Notably, the Department of Labor will co-administer K-12 and higher education programs, a move that aims to produce better workforce outcomes.
“The Trump administration is taking bold action to break up the federal education bureaucracy and return education to the states,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a release announcing the agreements. “Cutting through layers of red tape in Washington is one essential piece of our final mission.”
The Labor Department partnership is designed to address “high dropout rates, low literacy levels, and poor labor force participation rates,” says a fact sheet about the new arrangement.
“The current education system, despite vast federal investment, is not meeting the needs of Americans,” the sheet says. “By aligning learning pathways and resources, we’re laying the groundwork for a stronger, more prepared generation that is ready to meet the demands of a changing economy and be productive members of a free society.”
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