The Latest Breaking News from Education

Trump administration has put hundreds of civil rights employees on leave, leaving Department of Education less able to field complaints from students

The Trump administration on Tuesday slashed staff at the Department of Education – firing roughly 1,300 employees – as part of its long-planned effort to eliminate the agency entirely. The move leaves the department with 2,183 employees, down from more than 4,000 at the beginning of the year.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said her end goal is to completely shutter the department

The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that’s seen as a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to shut down the agency

Education minister Catherine McKinnell said the final decision would be shaped by the curriculum and assessment review

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Democrats have denounced Trump’s proposal to close the department as placing added burdens on rural states and students.

Drafted executive order instructs Linda McMahon to ‘take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department’

Trump has begun the process of dismantling the Department of Education, which manages a $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio