Mom worries about daughter with Down Syndrome after Education Department cuts

Hope Katz Zogby, a 7th grader in Baltimore, gets speech therapy and occupational therapy she receives onsite at her local charter school -- programs made possible through funding from the Education Department. Zogby's mother now worries about what will happen after the staffing at the agency was slashed in half. Nancy Cordes has the story.

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Mom worries about daughter with Down Syndrome after Education Department cuts; Trump critic wins Greenland election
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FAFSA site sees outage after Education Department mass layoff

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The Hill - 1d
Education Dept. slashes workforce; new tariffs roil US markets

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NBC News - 2d
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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Education Department cuts agency that measures student performance

Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance.
ABC News - 1d
Department of Education offices closed for "security reasons" after major job cuts announced

Offices at the Department of Education are closed Wednesday for "security reasons" after the announcement that nearly half the department's staff would lose their jobs. CBS News congressional ...
CBS News - 2d
Department of Education cuts half its workforce

The Department of Education cut half its workforce amid President Trump’s effort to abolish the agency. Trump touted the cuts, saying they shift responsibilities away from the federal bureaucracy ...
NBC News - 1d
Are Schools Succeeding? 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.
The New York Times - 1d
What's next for federal education funding after Trump cuts

President Trump is starting to enact his pledge to close the Department of Education. Liam Knox, a reporter for Insider Higher Ed, joins to discuss.
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Union for Education Department workers reacts to sweeping job cuts

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CBS News - 1d
First steps to dismantle Education Department begin

The Department of Education is cutting its workforce by nearly 50% as the Trump administration proceeds with plans to dismantle the agency. The bulk of the department's responsibilities include ...
CBS News - 2d
Advocates gear up for fight to preserve Education Department

President Trump's battle to end the Department of Education is about to turn into a war as advocates prepare to defend the federal agency through litigation and civic action while he readies an ...
The Hill - 6d
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities

The Department of Education cut nearly half its civil rights investigators, which experts say could have a major impact on children with special needs.
NBC News - 1d
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 effectively. The attorneys general called the layoffs “reckless and illegal.”
The New York Times - 20h
Trump defends cuts to federal workforce and Department of Education

President Trump said he felt "very badly" for the federal workers who have lost their jobs under his administration but defended the decision by claiming "many of them don't work at all." Trump ...
NBC News - 1d
Education Department paves way for its own destruction

The Department of Education is paving the way for its own destruction after laying off half of its workforce on Tuesday, leaving President Trump allies eager for more hits while the agency's ...
The Hill - 1d
Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department

An hours-long outage on StudentAid
ABC News - 1d
Education Department investigating dozens of universities after DEI warning letter

The Education Department announced Friday it is investigating more than 50 colleges and universities over what it called "racial preferences" in academics or scholarships, a move that comes amid ...
The Hill - 1h
Education Department guts its workforce as it looks to wind down agency

Around 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and roughly 1,000 are staffed in 10 regional offices across the country.
NBC News - 2d
Fed chief Jay Powell plays down growth worries after jobs report disappoints

Chair says US central bank in no ‘hurry’ to cut interest rates at end of turbulent week for Wall Street
Financial Times - 6d
Eye Opener: Trump administration slashes half the Department of Education's workforce

The Trump administration slashes half the Department of Education's workforce, causing uncertainty over the agency's future. Also, the U.S. says it will resume security support for Ukraine after ...
CBS News - 2d
Trump says McMahon made decisions on mass layoffs at Education Department

President Trump on Wednesday said Education Secretary Linda McMahon was behind the mass layoffs at the agency, not mentioning tech billionaire Elon Musk while defending the overhaul. “When we cut— ...
The Hill - 1d
Trump to slash workforce at US education department

Halving of staff thought to be precursor to campaign pledge of shutting down the agency
Financial Times - 2d
Former Obama-era Education secretary says Trump cuts are "morally and educationally bankrupt"

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CBS News - 1d
Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff

The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
The New York Times - 2d
Department of Education staff told offices will be closed Wednesday

The email sent to Department of Education staff said offices will be closed "for security reasons."
CBS News - 2d
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.
BBC News - 2d
Department of Education workforce slashed in half

The Department of Education says more than 2,100 civil service workers will lose their jobs. The department says all of its divisions are impacted by the reduction. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell ...
NBC News - 2d
Why student-loan borrowers ‘are going to feel the brunt’ of the Education Department layoffs

The cuts come during what was already set to be a period of mass upheaval for the student-loan system.
MarketWatch - 1d
States sue to block dismantling of Education Department

The lawsuit asks a judge to immediately pause the Trump administration's mass firings and declare that the dismantling of the Department of Education unlawful.
ABC News - 22h
Education Department firings and the search for student Sudiksha Konanki: Morning Rundown

The Education Department is taking its first step toward a shutdown.
NBC News - 2d
Fired Education Department worker: 'We got the sense that we were disposable.'

Joe Murphy worked at the Education Department for almost 20 years.
ABC News - 20h
Disability benefit cuts test loyalty of Labour MPs

Some are worried about the possibility of freezing payments for people with long-term conditions.
BBC News - 1d
Department of Education lays off nearly half of workforce

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The Hill - 2d
Americanswers…on 5 Live! Is Trump worried about the US economy?

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BBC News - 3d
Department of Education offices closed Wednesday for 'security reasons'

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The Hill - 2d
Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce

Mass layoffs are impacted 1,315 employees of the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.
ABC News - 2d
'Upsetting': Civil servants across the US part of Department of Education's layoffs

The Department of Education's mass layoffs on Tuesday affected some 1,315 employees -- including civil servants around the country.
ABC News - 1d
Democratic-led states sue over dismantling of Education Department

The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.
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