Trump Education Department outsources more responsibilities, continuing proposed wind-down

By: Shauneen Miranda

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 814

Last Updated: 5 days, 22 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration took more steps Monday to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, announcing two additional interagency agreements with other departments that will transfer more of its responsibilities to those agencies.

Under the agreements, the agency will partner with the State Department on foreign gift and contract reporting and with the Department of Health and Human Services on family engagement and school support programs.

The 46-year-old department signed seven other interagency agreements …

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