Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate Education Department employees
- U.S. District Judge Myong Joun blocked President Trump's March executive order and ordered reinstatement of Education Department employees fired in mass layoffs.
- The judge acted after lawsuits from Massachusetts school districts, the American Federation of Teachers, and others argued layoffs illegally shut down the department.
- The layoffs terminated about 1,300 employees, reducing staff by half and threatening the department's ability to fulfill congressional duties like special education support and financial aid distribution.
- Joun stated that the plaintiffs demonstrated layoffs would lead to serious and irreparable consequences, including financial instability, disruption of critical services, and restricted availability of important information needed by students and educators.
- The injunction halts dismantling plans and marks a setback to Trump's campaign promise, while the administration plans to challenge the ruling and affirms commitment to statutory duties.
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Groups urge Supreme Court to leave order in place reinstating Department of Education employees
A group of states, school districts, and teachers’ unions on Friday afternoon urged the Supreme Court in two separate filings to leave in place an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that directs the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees who were fired as part of a reduction in force. In their response brief, the school districts and unions told the justices that the order by U.S. District Judge Myong Joun “is not sup…
A federal judge suspended on Thursday President Donald Trump's decree aimed at eliminating the U.S. Department of Education as well as a decision allowing the mass dismissal of its workers.
Judge blocks Trump's orders to dismantle the Education Dept.
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs. The administration said it would challenge the ruling.
Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump’s Bid To Shut Off Lights At Ed Dep’t
by Jaryn Crouson at CDN - A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from abolishing the Department of Education (ED). President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the department in March. Judge Myong J. Joun, a Biden-appointed judge, granted a preliminary injunction Thursday against the department’s attempt to redistribute its duties to other agencies and lay … Click to read the rest HERE-> Biden-App…
Dismissals announced in March had halved the Department's staff.
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