The Department of Education (ED) launched a new tool to shift its workforce programs to the Labor Department. The action allows the DOL to be the “centralized hub for federal workforce programs and effectuate the agencies’ joint workforce development agreement,” a press release from the ED explains.
“The Trump Administration is committed to ensuring that all Americans are prepared for a fulfilling and meaningful career. I am confident that the Department of Labor is well positioned to cooperatively administer, implement, and streamline these critical career and adult education programs,” said Education Secretary Linda McMahon. “Thanks to our workforce development partnership, states will now be able to more easily and efficiently administer their programs. I am proud to work alongside Secretary Chavez-DeRemer as we continue to implement commonsense reforms that will better serve students, families, and states.”
“To prepare our next generation of American workers, the Trump Administration is taking decisive action to streamline unnecessary bureaucracy and advance the skills needed to fill jobs of the future,” Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said. “The Department of Labor has an exciting and important role to play here, and I’m honored to team up with Secretary McMahon and our state partners to better connect workers with the training they need to find in-demand, mortgage-paying jobs.”
The move comes as President Donald Trump has taken action to dismantle the Education Department. In March, Trump issued an executive order directing McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities while ensuring the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely.”
