Trump Department of Labor to absorb some Education Department responsibilities

The Department of Labor will administer Education Department workforce programs as part of the Trump administration's effort to downsize the education department.

Joshua Q. Nelson is a reporter for Fox News Digital.

The workforce development partnership stems from the Department of Education signing an Interagency Agreement (IAA) with the Department of Labor in May. The IAA is a tool used by government agencies to share resources, collaborate, and streamline services. However, the move was thwarted the next day in McMahon v. New York when a Massachusetts district judge granted a preliminary injunction to the plaintiffs, pausing the IAA and reinstating approximately 1,400 employees at the Department of Education. Joshua focuses on politics, education policy ranging from the local to the federal level, and the parental uprising in education.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled to temporarily pause the lower court’s order, allowing the Department of Education to resume its use of the IAA and proceed with firing hundreds of employees. Joining Fox News Digital in 2019, he previously graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and is an alum of the National Journalism Center and the Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program.