Education Department shifts K‑12 grants to Labor

The U.S. Education Department signed six interagency agreements to transfer administration of billions in grants — including the $18 billion Title I program and other K‑12 and higher‑ed funding — largely to the Department of Labor, as part of the Trump administration’s plan to shutter the department. HHS will take certain parent‑student grants and foreign medical school accreditation, the State Department will handle foreign‑language programs, and Interior will oversee Native American education programs; student loans and disability funding remain with Education for now. The department says states and schools, including those in the Twin Cities, should not see funding disruptions, though money will begin flowing from the new agencies.