Education Department cuts agency that measures student performance

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

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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 - 7h
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 - 6h
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 - 15h
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 - 12h
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.
CBS News - 17h
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 - 19h
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 - 9h
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 - 12h
Union for Education Department workers reacts to sweeping job cuts

The Trump administration is placing more than a thousand Department of Education workers on leave beginning March 21. American Federation of Government Employees Local 252 President Sheria Smith, ...
CBS News - 7h

Education Department cuts agency that measures student performance

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Department of Education cuts half its workforce

What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities

First steps to dismantle Education Department begin

Why student-loan borrowers ‘are going to feel the brunt’ of the Education Department layoffs

Education Department cutting nearly 50% of workforce

Education Department firings and the search for student Sudiksha Konanki: Morning Rundown

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

Trump says McMahon made decisions on mass layoffs at Education Department

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