Department of Education, 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.
Area schools, UND have little information as U.S. Education Department slashes staff
Area school districts and UND say they have little to go on as the Trump administration moves to halve the U.S. Department of Education's staff. Department officials announced plans Tuesday to cut more than 1,
What will happen to student loans if the Department of Education is dismantled?
The announcement of recent mass firings within the Department of Education has many questioning who will manage student loans if the agency is dismantled.
How will dismantling Dept. of Education affect Bay Area students? CA state superintendent explains
As you may have heard, the Trump administration has laid off about half of the Department of Education's staff. That's about 1,300 people. This will dramatically affect the department's operations, including federal student aid and programs for vulnerable students.
How Department of Education staff cuts could impact students
A Department of Education employee is raising concerns over the impact massive layoffs will have on students. For example, how can it be measured if students are learning or what schools need money if there’s no one to collect the data?
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 ...
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department
The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more ...
‘The president is not a king’: Massachusetts, other states sue Trump for dismantling Ed Department
The lawsuit, which was filed in US District Court in Boston, argued Trump does not have the authority to shutter the agency, ...
Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump ...
Education Department says 60 universities under investigation for antisemitism
This report has been updated to specify the justification used by the Department of Education for the investigations. The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights ...
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The education department is halved overnight
The Department of Education was created in 1979 by Jimmy Carter. Mr Trump says abolishing it will send education back to the ...
More than 60 Texas workers laid off in U.S. Department of Education mass layoffs: records
It also shuttered its Dallas office, laying off 27 employees; and terminated equal opportunity specialists in Fort Worth, ...
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The week in politics: How TN's immigrant education bill could threaten federal ed funding
The fiscal note warns the bill could also affect more than $1.1 billion in federal education funding the state Department of Education receives through a variety of initiatives. "As a condition ...