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 ...
U.S. Department of Education begins laying off nearly half of its staff
Nearly half of the employees at the Department of Education were placed on administrative leave Tuesday as part of an effort to cut government spending.
Pennsylvania education advocates say Department of Education cuts will hurt vulnerable students
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced on Tuesday that the Department of Education will cut its workforce by nearly ...
Education Secretary Stumbles on Fox as Department Bloodbath Officially Begins
Education Secretary Linda McMahon stumbled over a key acronym as she sought to defend the agency’s decision to slash nearly half of its workforce on Tuesday. In an interview on Fox News’ The Ingraham ...
Education Department to Lay Off Half of Its Staff
The department is also terminating leases on buildings in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago and Cleveland.
Education Department to cut roughly half its staff
Around 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and about 1,000 are in 10 regional offices across the ...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon says mass layoffs are ‘first step’ toward eliminating agency: ‘We’re not taking away education’
Well, clearly we’re not taking away education, The president never said that. He’s taking the bureaucracy out of education so that more money flows to the states.” ...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon praises department for taking steps to eliminate 'bureaucratic bloat'
Education Secretary Linda McMahon shares President Donald Trump's vision for the agency on 'The Ingraham Angle.' ...
Drastic staff reductions announced at Education Department
Nearly half of the U.S. Department of Education's staff will be placed on administrative leave as Education Sec. Linda ...
Department of Education fires more than 1,300 employees, closes offices for ‘security reasons’ Wednesday
"Today we are beginning the process to cut the total number of staff at the Department of Education roughly in half," a ...