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The Trump administration is moving quickly to break apart the Department of Education.

According to Howard Bloom and Colin Binkley on Tuesday, officials rolled out a plan to shift key responsibilities to other agencies,

including oversight of the $18 billion anti-poverty program, Title I. That core initiative funds schools serving low-income students.

And critics say the move risks major disruptions for the country's most vulnerable kids.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says this is about cutting red tape and returning control to the states.

It also moves the administration closer to Trump's campaign promise

to eliminate the department entirely.

But doing that requires congressional approval.

The new strategy creates a partnership with other federal agencies.

Title I is expected to shift to the Labor Department,

while programs that support foreign language and Native American education will be absorbed elsewhere,

including the State Department, Interior, and Health and Human Services.

Administration officials insist this is legal and say services will continue without interruption.

But California schools chief Tony Thurman disagrees.

He says splitting these programs across four agencies will slow down vital resources and could hurt students who need help the most.

Others across the state agreed. Teachers unions and Democrats also blasted the plan,

warning it could open the door to future cuts.

Even some Republicans, like Pennsylvania Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick,

says these programs are essential and exist to protect the civil rights of low income and disabled students.

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