Department of Education, civil

Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complaints from students and families across the country.
Massive layoffs at the Department of Education erode its civil rights division
The Office for Civil Rights, through regional offices, investigated complaints against schools about discrimination, including those based on disability,
Mass layoffs begin at the Department of Education
Mass layoffs at the Education Department fit into President Trump’s larger goal of abolishing the department altogether. “The dream is we’re going to move the Department of Education, we’re going to move education into the states,” said Trump.
Education Department, with mass layoff, cuts nearly half of its staff
The staff reductions are the latest effort by the Trump administration to decrease the federal government’s role in education.
US Education Department to cut half its staff as Trump eyes its elimination
The terminations are part of the department's "final mission," it said in a press release, alluding to Trump's vow to eliminate the department.
Education Department’s civil rights staff slashed
Seven of the civil rights agency’s 12 regional offices were entirely laid off, including busy hubs in New York, Chicago and Dallas.
Education Department layoffs shutters civil rights office in Dallas
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, leading to the closure of the DOE civil rights office in Dallas. The closure also leaves a backlog of thousands of complaints from students and families in limbo.
Amid Education Department Layoffs, Trump Says Many of the Fired Workers ‘Don’t Work at All’
A day after the Department of Education made deep cuts expected to gut the agency, Trump said many of them weren't doing much ...
Education Department Downsizes—Though Trump Has Yet To Officially Order Agency’s Closure
Shuttering the agency is unlikely as it would require congressional approval and some Democratic votes to break the Senate ...
Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down
The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s ...
US Department of Education cuts staff: How it impacts WA
The U.S. Department of Education is cutting its workforce nearly in half. In Washington, the impacts could be major. Joining ...
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Trump Slashes Education Department, Puts Marginalized Students at Risk
Trump administration dismantles Department of Education, cutting over 1,300 jobs and closing regional offices.
Trump to cut about 50% of Education Department staff as workers told to stay home
Roughly 2,100 Education Department staffers will start receiving layoff notices Tuesday, a Trump administration official said ...
Department of Education staff told offices will be closed Wednesday
Washington — Staff at the Department of Education received a notice Tuesday instructing them to leave the building by 6 p.m. local time and informing them that all department offices in Washington, ...
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 ...