What’s Happening Next To Education Dept.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer revealed Thursday that the Department of Labor is moving forward with a major reform that will shift key programs away from the bloated Education Department and place them directly under the agencies responsible for America’s workforce.

The goal: repair decades of failure in K–12 education, empower parents, strengthen state authority, and finally connect schooling with real-world, good-paying American jobs.

Speaking on Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt Tonight, Chavez-DeRemer said what millions of parents already know:

“Washington has failed our students, our parents, and our future workforce.”

She said the change is designed to put power and funding back into the hands of states, families, and employers—not unelected bureaucrats.

⭐ Education Reform That Finally Matches Job Market Needs

Chavez-DeRemer said the Trump administration is aligning:

• K–12 education
• College and technical training
• Employer demands
• Local workforce needs

For decades, schools operated in their own bubble, ignoring what American businesses actually needed. The result? A widening skills gap, worker shortages, and young adults graduating without job-ready skills.

“We’ve been listening to business owners. We’re aligning education to the skills needed right now,” she said.

This reform ensures federal grants go ONLY to states preparing students for in-demand fields, not political pet projects.

⭐ Breaking Up the Federal Education Bureaucracy

In September, the Education and Labor Departments launched a partnership allowing the Labor Department to take over key programs such as:

• Adult education
• Family literacy
• Career & technical education (CTE)

This week the agencies expanded that partnership, announcing new agreements to:

• Cut red tape
• Move programs out of D.C. bureaucracy
• Return educational control to the states
• Streamline funding
• Improve job training outcomes

The Department of Labor will now serve as the primary hub for federal workforce development, while Education maintains oversight.

⭐ States Gain Power—Washington Loses It

Chavez-DeRemer said that in the coming months, states will shift to:

• A centralized state-plan portal
• Faster grants
• Streamlined approval processes
• Employer-focused training programs

This means governors, not Washington bureaucrats, determine how to train the next generation of American workers.

For a conservative audience, this is a major win: local control, parental involvement, and accountability.

⭐ A Game-Changer for American Workers and Businesses

The benefits are immediate and long-lasting:

✔ Faster path from classroom to career

✔ More job-ready graduates

✔ More skilled American workers

✔ A smaller federal footprint

✔ Reduced administrative waste and duplication

✔ Stronger state power and parental voice

Chavez-DeRemer said the Trump administration’s goal is simple:

“Make sure every dollar builds a trained, job-ready American workforce.”

⭐ Labor Department Becomes the New Power Center for America’s Jobs Pipeline

Once the transition is complete, businesses and state officials will look to the Labor Department—not the Education Department—when shaping training programs, apprenticeship pathways, and job-readiness strategies.

This shift is one of the boldest federal workforce reforms in decades and puts America on track to finally connect education with real employment opportunities.