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Education Department guts its civil rights office

Chicago Sun-Times · 2h

Education Department layoffs gut civil rights offices in Chicago, nationwide

At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part of a dramatic downsizing directed by the president.

The Associated Press on MSN · 46m

Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complaints from students and families across the country.

Forbes on MSN · 13h

Education Department Downsizes—Though Trump Has Yet To Officially Order Agency’s Closure

Shuttering the agency is unlikely as it would require congressional approval and some Democratic votes to break the Senate filibuster.

Trump cuts Education Department in half

US Department of Education cuts staff: How it impacts WA

The U.S. Department of Education is cutting its workforce nearly in half. In Washington, the impacts could be major. Joining Good Day Seattle to talk more about the impacts is Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal.

The Associated Press on MSN · 14h

U.S. Department of Education cutting more than half of its workforce

WASHINGTON — The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff — a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency. Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations.

NBC4 Washington · 1h

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?

18hon MSN

The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take ...

4hon 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 ...

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