FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: ‘U.S. House Republicans have now formally backed President Donald Trump in fulfilling his campaign promise to dismantle the Department of Education, voting Wednesday to advance 10 bills that would codify the White House’s efforts to disperse numerous education programs and offices to other federal agencies. If passed, the legislation would make 10 of the Trump administration’s 14 interagency agreements permanent. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has described those agreements as a “proof of concept” that the government can function without an Education Department, and while they don’t fully transfer the ED’s decision-making power to other agencies, they do shift many operational responsibilities. The bills would go further, transferring all of the education secretary’s responsibilities to other agencies, including setting final grant competition policies and regulations.” Read more here.