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Education Department Cuts Nearly 2,000 Employees

Education Department to Cut Half of Workforce in DOGE Push

The Education Department is pushing to terminate half of its more than 4,000 employees, the Trump administration’s first major step in dismantling an agency it has targeted to shutter completely.

Fox Business on MSN · 10d

DOGE deadline for Department of Education employees to accept $25K buyout passes

The deadline for U.S. Department of Education employees to accept an offer of up to $25,000 to resign or retire has passed as Linda McMahon was sworn in to lead the agency.

U.S. News & World Report on MSN · 2d

The Education Department Cuts Nearly 2,000 Employees: What to Know

The Department of Education announced it was cutting about 2,000 staff members, seemingly the first step in fulfilling President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to dissolve the agency entirely.

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The New York Times · 1d

Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more effectively. The attorneys general called the layoffs “reckless and illegal.”

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Department of Education layoffs could be a preview of bigger things to come

The Education Department closed for the entirety of Wednesday, with officials citing security reasons, and will reopen Thursday with a greatly reduced headcount. Employees who will be let go will telework before receiving 90 days of severance pay plus additional compensated time depending on their length of service.

USA Today · 6h

Ford joins 20 attorneys general to sue Trump over U.S. Education Department layoffs

The lawsuit alleges the layoffs are so severe the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory requirements.”

Hundreds of US federal offices could close soon

The Associated Press on MSN · 9h

Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE’s behest, internal records show

The rapid pace of cancellations has raised alarms, with some agencies and lawmakers appealing to DOGE to exempt specific buildings.

CBS News on MSN · 12h

Hundreds of federal offices to start to empty this summer due to DOGE cuts: AP

Federal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices nationwide this summer under a frenetic and error-prone push by DOGE to scrap leases it says waste money.

Euronews on MSN · 18h

Hundreds of US federal offices could close soon as Musk's DOGE crackdown on 'unnecessary' spending

Hundreds of US federal offices could begin closing this summer as DOGE continues to crackdown on “unnecessary government spending”. View on euronews

Democrats Demand Answers on DOGE's Use of AI

Members of the House Oversight Committee sent dozens of requests to federal agencies on Wednesday about their use of AI ...

DOGE protestors hold moment of appreciation outside key department rumored to be cut

Protestors against Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency rallied outside the Department of Education and held a ...

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DOGE Targets Agency That Funds One-Third of Key Education Research

To shed light on the question, I counted the share of the most important education studies since 2002 that received IES ...

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Top IRS lawyer pushed aside as DOGE seeks records and 20% staff cuts

The acting chief counsel of the IRS has been removed from his position as Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service seeks access to ...

Advocates rally in DC against mass firings at US Department of Education

Education advocates, recently fired employees, and supporters are expected to gather Friday morning at the U.S. Department of ...

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What Will Happen to Student Loans If the Department of Education Is Closed Down?

Trump told reporters that he doesn’t believe student loans should be run under the Department of Education, and instead will ...

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U.S. Postal Service to cut 10,000 jobs, work with DOGE

The U.S. Postal Service will cut 10,000 employees and has agreed to work with the Department of Government Efficiency, or ...

USPS announces workforce cuts of about 10,000 workers

The post office, an independent government agency, currently employs roughly 640,000 people and has cut roughly 30,000 jobs ...

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