Trump’s Effort to Gut Education Dept. Rebuked by Senate Committee

Key Points:

• The Senate education committee approved a bipartisan bill to block the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department by transferring its functions to other agencies.
• The legislation aims to preserve the core functions of the Education Department, preventing the transfer of programs for disabled students, Native American students, and others to departments like Health and Human Services, Labor, and Interior.
• Despite the committee's approval, the bill faces challenges in becoming law due to competing House legislation supporting the administration’s approach and President Trump's opposition.
• The Trump administration has used interagency agreements to shift tens of billions of dollars in education programs to other federal departments, effectively weakening the Education Department without congressional approval.
• Republican Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski joined Democrats in supporting the bill, marking significant bipartisan opposition to the administration’s dismantling efforts.