McMahon has also repeatedly affirmed that only Congress can fully shut down the department, but she’s noted that closing the department is different from dismantling bureaucracy and co-managing operations with other cabinet level departments.

Trump’s new plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education could put students’ civil rights at risk. Here’s what it means for at-risk kids across the state.

The Department of Education on Tuesday announced plans to further dismantle itself and move certain responsibilities to other parts of the federal government, moves that align with President Trump’s stated goal to eliminate the department entirely.

Unnamed officials with the Department of Education say its leaders will announce the transfer of some duties to other federal agencies on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, the Education Department announced the formation of a half-dozen interagency agreements — shifting several of the department’s critical functions across four other federal agencies: the Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State.