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President Trump has vowed to close the Department of Education before leaving office.
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The Trump administration has taken another step toward dismantling the Department of Education, creating a new integrated “state plan portal” that will allow the Department of Labor to jointly administer adult education programs with ED.
The portal, announced Monday , will be used to execute key programs outlined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Funding for these programs, which has historically been managed by ED, will be transferred to the DOL—along with staff members needed to support the programs.
It’s a move that Trump officials say wi
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