"Let's move programs out on a temporary basis. Let's see how the work is done. What is the result? What is the outcome?"
"And if it has worked and we have proven that this is the best way to do it, then we'll ask Congress to codify this and make it a permanent move."
"We are not talking about shutting down the Department of Education. We are talking about returning education to states where it belongs,"
"That is the right messaging."
Education Secretary Linda McMahon presented a plan to move education grant programs to other federal departments as a temporary proof of concept aimed at ultimately closing or shrinking the Department of Education. Six interagency agreements were announced to transfer grant administration while assessing outcomes and potential codification by Congress. McMahon framed the shift as returning control to states and cited polling that showed conditional public support if programs remain preserved under other agencies. The restructuring aligns with Project 2025 recommendations, includes prior moves of career and technical education to Labor, and followed substantial staff layoffs that increased workplace uncertainty.
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