US Edition‘I’m Watching Children suffer.’ Michigan Parents, Advocates React as Trump Dismantles the Education Department
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling allows layoffs impacting over 1,300 Education Department employees, including critical civil rights staff, amid efforts to reduce federal oversight.
- Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow broad layoffs, including about 1,400 employees starting in August, despite legal challenges.
- Despite the reductions, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said Congress will allocate funding, aiming to preserve programs and shift more control to states and parents.
- The Office for Civil Rights lost nearly half its staff in March, raising backlog concerns, as over 1,300 employees have been laid off, many from civil rights enforcement and student aid offices.
- Alongside the ruling, the acting inspector general of the Department of Education was demoted, impacting oversight and accountability.
- Two bills in Congress threaten to enshrine the cuts into law, risking the loss of civil rights and student aid oversight, as the Department manages civil rights complaints and provides about 13.6% of K-12 funding.
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‘I’m watching children suffer.’ Michigan parents, advocates react as Trump dismantles the Education Department
Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency.
·Michigan, United States
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Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows
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