Why Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department
President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a powerful point of unity between the factions of his party.
Education Department announces it's 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.
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon.
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.”
Democratic 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.
Democratic-Led States Sue to Block Trump Administration Layoffs at the Education Department
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an illegal dismantling of an agency created by Congress
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
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Trump administration enacts mass layoffs at Department of Education
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Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce
The LAUSD superintendent said the closure of the Department of Education would bring "catastrophic harm" if there is any reduction to the federal funding that students in his district receive.
US Education Department Says It Is Probing 45 Universities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education on Friday said its office for civil rights is investigating 45 ...
Trump Education Department investigates 45 colleges over ‘race-based’ programs
The Department of Education has opened investigations into 45 colleges, including some of the nation’s most prestigious ...
Alabama Gov. Ivey, Tuberville, Britt gang up on Department of Education
Best I can tell, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Sen. Tommy Tuberville have the U.S. Department of Education in some sort of a ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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In Utah, potential dismantling of the Education Department leaves more questions than answers
The Department of Education on Tuesday laid off nearly half of its workforce. What could it mean for education in Utah?