The Trump administration’s reorganization of the U.S. Department of Education has provoked legal challenges and bipartisan backlash this week, with critics saying programs and expertise are being shuffled to other agencies without congressional approval. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and 20 states plus D.C. have filed suits or demanded accountability after the administration moved literacy, civics and Title I functions to agencies such as Labor, arguing the reassignments risk degrading services and oversight. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has drawn calls for resignation from opponents who contend the changes will damage K‑12 and higher‑education support; the administration maintains the moves are lawful uses of the secretary’s restructuring authority. The litigation and political pressure create ongoing uncertainty for institutions that depend on Education Department guidance and funding.