The Education Dept. hasn't been dismantled. It's become more inefficient, staff say

Education staff are being scattered across several other federal agencies. Despite the Trump administration's claims, employees say it's adding bureaucracy and making it harder to serve students.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2668+0+0/resize/4000x2668!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbb%2Fdf%2Fb53e69cb4b6fb9c6ea43a6716145%2Fgettyimages-2294031694.jpg' alt='"Cutting through layers of red tape in Washington is one essential piece of our final mission," Education Secretary Linda McMahon has said.'/><p><em>Education staff are being scattered across several other federal agencies. Despite the Trump administration's claims, employees say it's adding bureaucracy and making it harder to serve students.</em></p><p>(Image credit: Mark Felix)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5968605' />