Opinion: Moving Education Programs Around Washington Is Bad Policy

Opinion: Moving Education Programs Around Washington Is Bad Policy

Author: The College Investor March 2, 2026 Duration: 13:33

The U.S. Department of Education has announced two new interagency agreements, handing off selected responsibilities to the Departments of State and Health and Human Services. The stated goal: break up federal education bureaucracy, improve efficiency, and return education to the states.

As someone who believes deeply in higher education (and in the value of federal student aid programs that expand opportunity), I also believe in an efficient government where tax dollars are spent purposefully to achieve specific goals.

That’s why these interagency agreements deserve a closer look.

Shifting programs from one federal agency to another does not necessarily make government smaller. It makes it more complex. And if we’re not careful, it may reduce accountability while ignoring the structural reforms that education policy actually needs.


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