Congress Blocks Trump’s Education Cuts | Lincoln News

Congress just struck a major blow against President Trump’s plan to shrink the Department of Education, with a Senate committee voting 13-9 to block key interagency agreements that would shift critical programs—including special education, K-12, higher education, and Native American education—away from the department. Led by Democrats and a few Republicans like Collins and Murkowski, the move argues these programs were intentionally placed under Education for good reason. Meanwhile, some GOP lawmakers pushed back, saying the administration should be allowed to experiment. An added amendment now mandates the Education Secretary report on taxpayer costs of these deals, sparking questions about transparency. The department defends its moves as necessary reforms to fix a “failed status quo,” claiming early results show improved outcomes—and insists it’s too soon to halt the initiative. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e57e0133d0365970