The Trump administration announced interagency agreements that transfer major Education Department functions to Labor, HHS, Interior and State, formalizing a long‑running effort to downsize the department. The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and much of postsecondary grant management will move to the Department of Labor; Indian education and other programs shift to Interior and HHS respectively. The deals are dated Sept. 30 and were rolled out amid staff furloughs and a broader reorganization campaign. Officials led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon framed the transfers as efficiency moves that align program delivery with agencies’ expertise. Critics say the administration is effecting a de facto closure of the Department of Education without congressional approval — raising legal questions and operational risks for program continuity, compliance and civil‑rights enforcement. State education chiefs and grantee organizations should expect new program contacts, altered funding flows, and short‑term implementation friction as offices and staff relocate.