Administration officials have already begun the process of transferring certain functions to other agencies.
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Administration officials have already begun the process of transferring certain functions to other agencies.
By Michael C. Bender
Reporting from Washington
The Trump administration announced it will transfer much of the U.S. Department of Education's tasks to other agencies.
The president has repeatedly called for the department to be torn apart, claiming it has been overrun by liberal thinking.
The Education Department has inked agreements with four other federal agencies to outsource some of its key functions.
The department has worked out agreements with other agencies to outsource many of its functions elsewhere.
Eliminating the department has been a goal for the Republican Party since the agency was first established in 1980.
Federal officials on Friday filed an application with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to remove a lower court judge's ruling…
