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 ...
Trump's Department of Education cuts may threaten accountability, Ohio researchers say
Local researchers say Trump administration cuts to federal education data and research may threaten accountability for Ohio ...
The Hechinger Report5d
Chaos and confusion as the statistics arm of the Education Department is reduced to a skeletal staff of 3
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is now left with fewer than 20 federal employees, down from more than 175 at the start of the second Trump administration, according to my reporting. It’s not ...
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...
Education Next6d
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 ...
USA Today20d
DOGE said it cut $881 million at the Education Department. The real savings are much less.
DOGE's six-person detail at the Education Department effectively decimated the Institute of Education Sciences, the agency’s longtime research apparatus, a move that has drawn criticism from ...
Los Angeles Times6d
Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does
It gutted the Institute of Education Sciences, which gathers data on the nation’s academic progress. The agency’s main role is financial. Annually, it distributes billions in federal money to ...
The Hill27d
Department of Education contract cuts spur ‘chaos and confusion’
Most of the cuts happened to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), which focuses on research and how schools can operate and teach kids better. In addition, on Monday, the department ...
Federal News Network12d
What nearly a billion in canceled federal contracts could mean for education
DOGE has canceled nearly $900 million in contracts from the U.S. Department of Education. Some programs were for student success.
Inside Higher Ed1mon
Education Department Cancels Another $350M in Contracts, Grants
thereby impacting outcomes,” according to the website of the Institute of Education Sciences, which administers the 10 RELs. On Feb. 10, the Trump administration said it canceled nearly $900 million ...