Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce

The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.

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Department of Education lays off nearly half of workforce

The Department of Education announced Tuesday it was firing nearly half of its workforce, the latest Trump administration move to shrink the federal government that could face swift legal ...
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US education department plans to cut half its workforce

The mass layoffs will impact nearly 2,100 people who are set to be placed on leave from 21 March.
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Education department plans to cut half its workforce as Trump vows to wind agency down – US politics live

Secretary of education Linda McMahon says move is part of president’s mission to dismantle department. Even before the layoffs, the education department was among the smallest cabinet-level ...
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Department of Education to lay off nearly half its workforce – US politics live

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Department of Education workforce slashed in half

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US education department to lay off 1,300 people as Trump vows to close agency

Firings announced Tuesday as administration decried as ‘detached from how Americans live’. The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 ...
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Department of Education faces up to 50% layoffs after closure notice

Mass layoffs are expected to start Tuesday night at the Department of Education, sources told ABC News. The "reduction in force" notices are expected to go out at 6 p.m.
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Trump to slash workforce at US education department

Halving of staff thought to be precursor to campaign pledge of shutting down the agency
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