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- Democrats have criticized the Education Department's decision to lay off over 1,300 employees, calling it harmful to public education.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon claimed that the cuts will not affect young students and will allow more funding for schools.
- Democrats argue that the layoffs undermine efforts to address antisemitism complaints, with Senator Jacky Rosen stating the cuts will weaken the Department's ability to combat antisemitism.
- Critics expressed concern that layoffs would harm public schools and education quality.
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Democrats lambast Department of Education civil rights cuts, Republicans largely unconcerned
Democrats on Capitol Hill are accusing the Trump administration of undermining efforts to fight antisemitism by reportedly cutting more than half of the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights’ staff and regional offices, while Republicans are largely more sanguine about the cuts and their potential impact. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), the co-chair of the Senate antisemitism task force, told Jewish Insider, “We need robust and proactive meas…
Democrats blast Education Department firings while GOP praises cuts
With the Education Department closed Wednesday, Democrats are lashing out while Republicans celebrate the decision to lay off nearly half of its workforce. “Donald Trump holds the future of 50 million public school students across America in his hands, and today he told those kids and their parents he doesn’t give a damn about them,” Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin said in a statement. “Trump and the billionaire megadonor he in…
‘A catastrophe’: Democrats sound off on Trump’s cuts to Education Department
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, did not hold back the morning after the Trump administration announced deep cuts to the U.S. Department of Education workforce: about half its employees will be terminated. “I’m sorry, but that is bulls--t,” Evers said, in a press call Wednesday. “I know … Source
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