The U.S. Department of Education announced a new round of interagency agreements that move management of multiple K‑12 grant programs and higher‑education foreign‑funding reporting to Health and Human Services and the State Department. Programs cited include Project SERV, Ready to Learn, Full‑Service Community Schools and the Section 117 foreign gifts portal. Education Secretary Linda McMahon framed the transfers as efficiency and coordination gains; critics in Congress and education watchdogs warn the moves could fragment accountability and weaken civil‑rights and special‑education enforcement. Institutions and state education leaders will now face new compliance pathways and biweekly briefings to Congress on the transfers.