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Education Department cuts half its staff

The Department of Education just laid off half its staff. How will that affect local schools?

The day after the U. S. Department of Education laid off more than 1,000 workers — slashing nearly half its staff — local education organizations were attempting to puzzle out what the changes will mean to schools and students.

The New York Times · 13h

Are Schools Succeeding? Trump Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know.

At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and data collection.

CBS News on MSN · 7h

U.S. Department of Education cuts have Illinois advocates worried

Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.

Education Department, layoffs and student loan

NBC News on MSN · 9h

What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon. Experts say they raise concerns about what the future will look like for civil rights enforcement as the Trump administration continues chipping away at federal oversight.

Associated Press News on MSN · 10h

Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department

An hours-long outage on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, has underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education.

The New York Times · 2h

Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

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Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Here's what the agency does.

The Department of Education doesn't oversee school curriculums, but it does offer a range of services affecting millions of ...

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Trump’s Cuts to The Department of Education Are Part of a Long Fight by Conservative Christians

Trump's cuts to the Department of Education are part of a nearly long crusade by conservative Christian groups.

Trump guts the Department of Education, making discrimination complaints ‘virtually impossible’ to resolve

With a mass email sharing what it called “difficult news,” the U.S. Department of Education has eroded one of its own key ...

10hon MSN

Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance

Since the 1860s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has collected and analyzed data on education across the ...

15hon MSN

What does the Michigan Department of Education do?

The Michigan Department of Education was established through state law and operates as an arm of the state government.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution1h

Georgia wants to get ahead of possible Department of Education closure

State lawmakers are working to update Georgia law, worried the department's demise could affect licensing of police officers and others.

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All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education

About 4,000 people worked for the Department of Education previously; following the cuts, roughly 2,000 workers remain there. The DOE is run by the Secretary of Education in the p ...

How could NC schools be impacted by a shutdown of the US Dept. of Education? What we know

NC schools could lose grants that fund teacher training, literacy programs, vocational rehabilitation and more.

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