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Education secretary: Mass layoffs first step toward total shutdown

The Education Department plans to cut nearly 50% of its workforce, reducing employees from over 4,100 to about 2,200, as stated by the department.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon confirmed that large-scale layoffs are part of President Donald Trump's plan to end the department's operations.
Senator Patty Murray criticized the cuts, stating they harm students and families across the country.
President Trump has stated his intent to reduce the federal role of the Education Department and increase state control over education.

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CommonWealth Beacon

Mass layoffs at Education Department signal Trump's plan to gut the agency

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.The cuts also follow recent leaks that President Donald Trump was planning to sign an executive order calling for the department’s dismantling, based on dra…

8 hours ago

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Straight Arrow News

Carney: Universal school choice best for student, parents and communities

One of President Trump’s campaign promises was to "bring schools back to the states" and expand what he views as quality education through school choice, including vouchers and scholarships. As part of this effort, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently cut her department’s workforce by 50%, arguing that U.S. education will improve once its "bureaucracy" is reduced. Opponents of school choice warn of its negative impact on public educatio…

10 hours ago

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USA Today

Education Dept. layoffs by the numbers: Which staff were ousted, where cuts hit hardest

The Trump administration slashed half of the Education Department's workforce on Tuesday. Here's a look at the offices and jobs hit hardest.

13 hours ago·United States

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Queens Chronicle

Higher Ed. chair worried for parents

Ahead of President Trump sending “reduction in force” notices to the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday night, which was followed by Secretary of Education Linda McMahon confirming her plans to lay off people and then shut down the department,…

17 hours ago

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Danville Register & Bee

Education Department planning 1,300 layoffs

WASHINGTON — The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization's staff — a prelude to President Donald Trump's plan to dismantle the agency.

21 hours ago

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The Siasat Daily

Trump govt to layoff 50 percent staff of US education department

In a major development that will likely impact the funding of scores of scholars and students in America, the United States Department of Education on March 11 announced that more that 1,300 of its employees will be fired. The move comes as US President Donald Trump inches closer to shut down the agency that takes care of federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil rights laws in schools. At the beginning of 2025, th…

22 hours ago

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