Protesters gather during a demonstration at the headquarters of the Department of Education on March 14, 2025, in Washington. On Tuesday, the agency took its latest step toward downsizing, announcing it had made arrangements to offload many of its functions to other federal agencies.

This announcement marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to overhaul the Department of Education, which has historically managed federal education grant programs and provided states support and accountability.

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy. He's twice received nominations for James Beard M..

Teacher vacancies are setting record highs in South Carolina, but elementary education programs for at least two of South Carolina’s biggest universities continue to draw more students. While other collegiate education programs have seen fewer ...