The Trump administration’s move to shrink the Department of Education and reassign programs across agencies has generated lawsuits, resignations and political backlash from senators and state officials. Critics, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and a coalition of states, argue the reorganization hands core education functions to agencies without expertise, threatens Title I and literacy programs, and circumvents Congress. Governors, district leaders and advocacy groups have publicly pushed back. A federal court recently pushed back on related moves when the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated grants that the administration had canceled; a judge found the agency’s dismantling efforts unlawful and ordered funding restored. The court decision and the cascading legal challenges increase uncertainty for districts, libraries and institutions that depend on federal program continuity and grant awards.