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U.S. Department of Education staff layoffs

Politics Oct 01

How the government shutdown will affect the already shrunken Education Department

By Annie Ma, Associated Press

Politics Aug 14

Senate Appropriations hearing on U.S. President Trump's budget request for the Department of Education, in Washington
Judge strikes down Education Department guidance against school diversity programs

A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Politics Jul 25

Senate Appropriations hearing on U.S. President Trump's budget request for the Department of Education, in Washington
Education Department says it will release billions in grant money withheld from schools

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Education Jun 06

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place

The Justice Department's emergency appeal to the high court Friday said U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston exceeded his authority last month when he issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs of nearly 1,400 people and putting the broader…

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics Jun 05

Swearing-in ceremony for the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia at the White House
46 programs Trump wants to eliminate, according to his proposed budget

Here are programs and agencies Trump proposes to eliminate in his budget.

By Lisa Desjardins

May 22

Judge blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle Education Department

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.

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May 21

WATCH: Education Secretary McMahon testifies on 2026 budget request in House hearing

By News Desk

Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify Wednesday on the White House’s budget request for the agency that President Donald Trump has ordered to be dismantled.

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Mar 24

Judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at agencies

By Lea Skene, Associated Press

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management.

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Mar 20

Watch 3:39
What’s next for the Department of Education after Trump begins effort to eliminate it

By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan, Murrey Jacobson

President Trump made good on a pledge by signing an order to dismantle the Department of Education. The department has been a target since it was created more than four decades ago. But President Trump and other Republicans want to…

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Mar 20

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Advocates share differing perspectives on push to dismantle Education Department

By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Accalia Rositani

To help understand the implications of President Trump’s order to dismantle the Education Department, Geoff Bennett has perspectives from Rick Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and Catherine Lhamon, a former assistant secretary for…

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