Labor Takes Over Education Programs | Concord News

Concord News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 17, 2026 · 2m

Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling is defending his department’s expanding role in education programs as part of the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the Education Department — a move critics say undermines decades of expertise. Testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Sonderling emphasized his deep Labor Department experience and argued that interagency agreements merely shift service delivery, not policy control, with Education Department experts still managing programs. Democrats pushed back, with Senator Patty Murray questioning the logic…