Education Department Plans to Fire Up to Half Its Staff

Trump administration officials are planning to fire nearly half of the staff at the Education Department, in an effort to gut the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement, and enforces civil rights laws in schools. The cuts, which could be announced as soon as Tuesday, signal a potential move by the administration to essentially dismantle the department, despite needing approval from Congress to do so. President Trump has expressed a desire to rely on states and local school districts to oversee America’s education system, aligning himself with the parents’ rights movement that opposes left-leaning ideas in the curriculum.

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