US EditionEducation Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement
The layoffs cut nearly 20% of staff and eliminate almost all workers in offices enforcing special education and civil rights protections, union leaders said.
- A new round of layoffs at the Education Department will significantly reduce its workforce, threatening support for special education and civil rights enforcement, according to the union.
- The Trump administration's cuts aim to reduce the Education Department's staff by nearly a fifth, lowering it to fewer than 2,000 employees from about 4,100, as reported.
- Union President Rachel Gittleman stated that these layoffs will harm K-12 students and students with disabilities.
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Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education, civil rights enforcement
A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools.
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Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement
A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools.
Trump Administration Guts Office Of Special Education
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images News/Getty ImagesAmid the chaotic government shutdown, the Trump administration has taken the opportunity to lay off the vast majority of Education Department (ED) workers in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). All staff were let go on Friday with the exception of a handful of top officials and their support staff. The office, which uses about $15 million annually in funding, ensures …
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