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Education Department Employees Transferred to Boost Workforce Alignment

1/15/2026

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The Education Department will transfer some employees to the Department of Labor to integrate postsecondary and workforce programs, starting next week, per Assistant Secretary David Barker.
The move aims to align education with workforce needs.
U.S. President Donald Trump views the shift as reducing the Education Department’s size and increasing efficiency, while critics warn it could confuse schools about which department to contact.

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The Education Department will transfer some employees to the Department of Labor to integrate postsecondary and workforce programs, starting next week, per Assistant Secretary David Barker.
The move aims to align education with workforce needs.
U.S. President Donald Trump views the shift as reducing the Education Department’s size and increasing efficiency, while critics warn it could confuse schools about which department to contact.