White House wants to merge federal Labor, Education departments

[sglowrider]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/w...ederal-labor-education-departments-2018-06-20

The White House plans to propose merging the departments of Labor and Education as part of a broader reorganization of the federal government, said a person with knowledge of the proposal.
An announcement is planned for Thursday morning, after a months long review of cabinet agencies with an eye toward shrinking the federal government.
The reorganization would require approval from Congress, but it’s not clear that lawmakers have the appetite to undertake a far-reaching reorganization, especially at this point in the political calendar.

 

[UncleMark]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/w...ederal-labor-education-departments-2018-06-20

I'm surprised it's not Commerce and Energy.

 

[Aloha Hoosier]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/w...ederal-labor-education-departments-2018-06-20

I’m perfectly good with this idea. I think the Department of Education has done jack squat to improve education in the country. When the Department was proposed, many Democrats, like me (though I was not yet old enough to vote) opposed it. I think it should be eliminated and anything good it actually does can be rolled into another Department.