The department, which has already shed half its staff, is not expected to issue any additional layoffs as part of the overhaul.

On Tuesday, the Education Department announced the formation of a half-dozen interagency agreements — shifting several of the department’s critical functions across four other federal agencies: the Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State.

Iowa’s teachers union is criticizing the Trump administration’s plan to move key Education Department programs to other agencies, warning it could harm schools.

FIRST ON FOX: The supervisor of health and physical education at Arlington Public Schools (APS) in Virginia said that the school system is allowing students to engage in activities and use facilities and restrooms based on the gender they identify with ...