Massachusetts Governor Healey criticizes President Trump for firing education staff

Massachusetts Governor Healey criticizes President Trump for firing education staff

BOSTON (WWLP) - Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Secretary of Education Dr. Patrick Tutwiler have condemned President Donald Trump's decision to fire nearly 500 U.S. Department of Education staff over the weekend, citing concerns about the impact on students' access to essential services. The firings, which occurred during a federal shutdown, included 466 staff members laid off on Friday. Governor Healey criticized the move, stating that …

White House fires federal special education staff, but the impact across Kentucky remains unclear

(J. Tyler Franklin / LPM)President Donald Trump has announced sweeping layoffs across the Department of Education amid an ongoing federal government shutdown. Among those impacted are offices that oversee special education like the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). Across the country, the reduction-in-force (RIF) order has so far impacted dozens of staff members who oversee $15 billio…

DRW in the News: Layoffs at Federal Special Education Offices

Layoffs at federal special education offices during the government shutdown have surprised many disability groups in Wisconsin. On October 10, the administration laid off 466 employees within the U.S. Department of Education, which includes nearly all employees in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. These layoffs and cuts may affect students with disabilities and their education, which has families worried for their chil…

Uncertainty, shock amid mass staff reductions at federal Education Department

The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education building in Washington D.C. Photo by G. Edward Johnson/CC  This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. Several offices within the U.S. Department of Education have been gutted after reduction-in-force notices were sent to 466 staff on Friday, according to court filings, leaving education leaders uncertain about the potential fallout from losing hundreds of…

Trump and McMahon Wipe Out Special Education Staff in Education Department

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