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President Trump Proposes Merging U.S. Department of Labor and Department of Education

According to media reports and the Wall Street Journal, the Trump Administration is proposing the combination of the departments of Education and Labor.

The Trump Administration is proposing the combination of the departments of Education and Labor.

According to the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday night (June 20) that the proposed merger would be part of a larger reorganization of the federal departments that President Trump has planned.

Changers to cabinet level departments requires Congressional action, which may be questionable in an election year.

An official announcement from the White House is expected on Thursday morning.

Education Week reported that the president’s focus is on eliminating “unnecessary agencies, components of agencies, and programs, and merge functions.”

More information on this breaking news:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-to-propose-merging-education-labor-departments-1529533148

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2018/06/trump_administration_mulls_labor_education_merger.html