""I can't think of a more inefficient system than to have duplication and just one side not knowing what the other is doing," she said at one conservative policy summit last week. "So let's consolidate them all in the Department of Labor, where I think they should be. And if we show that this is an incredibly efficient and effective way to manage these programs, it is my hope that Congress will look at that and approve these moves.""
"According to ED, many staff members from the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education are already working under the supervision of the DOL, though the funding for the programs they oversee is still managed by McMahon. Moving that money, which was appropriated by Congress to the Education Department, would require legislative approval. But symbolically, the integration process is under way."
"The Trump administration is not the first government body to propose or execute such a merger, however. A handful of states have combined their departments of higher education and workforce development agencies in the hopes of better aligning state budgets, curriculum and grant allocation with the needs of local employers. Missouri, for example, has been working since 2018 to integrate what was the Department of Higher Education and the Division of Workforce Development into a new Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development."
Education Secretary Linda McMahon has pursued moving career, technical, and adult education programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Labor to reduce duplication and improve efficiency. Many Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education staff already operate under DOL supervision, but program funding remains appropriated to the Education Department and would require congressional action to move. Symbolic integration is underway despite funding constraints. Several states have already merged higher-education and workforce agencies to better align budgets, curricula, and grants with employer needs. Missouri merged its higher education and workforce functions into a single department beginning in 2018. Officials Bennett Boggs and Leroy Wade described the process and benefits.
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