Lawmakers, union leaders and education officials say shifting programs out of the department risks losing expertise, adding bureaucracy and weakening support for students and families.

The Department of Education is shifting a number of its responsibilities to other federal agencies—a move that education experts say continues the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the department, and that they fear will lead to delays in schools receiving critical funding.

President Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon have spent the first year of the second Trump administration working hard to fulfill his campaign promise to close the Education Department.

The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Education Department staffers who were slated to be laid off.

The Education Department has inked agreements with four other federal agencies to outsource some of its key functions.

Records filed in court cases show that most complaints filed by families have been dismissed without investigation.

The flag, which depicts a pine tree and the words "An Appeal to Heaven," was seen hanging outside the office of a top Education Department official.

In a letter to State Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa, state Sen. Andrew Gounardes asks for an update on whether schools reported their numbers of students who completed the form,