The US Department of Education has launched a sweeping probe into dozens of universities that allegedly use discriminatory race-based programs to boost minorities, officials said Friday.
ON THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS CUTTING HALF OF ITS WORKFORCE. THE LAYOFFS COME AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BEGINS EFFORTS TO DISMANTLE THE DEPARTMENT. NEWS EIGHT’S JACK REYES IS JOINING ...
The concerns follow the recent confirmation of Linda McMahon to lead the DOE. She recently called the department’s overhaul in a speech a “final mission.” In her speech, McMahon said she ...
“His directive to me clearly is to shut down the Department of Education.” McMahon said the DOE’s “excellent programs” will not be affected by Tuesday’s terminations, which she claims ...
This latest round of layoffs is seen as only the beginning of the end of the DOE. Security guards in Washington, D.C. locked up the doors at DOE headquarters after nearly half of the agency's ...
Kimberley Strassel hits the nail on the head in “Trump’s School Choice” (Potomac Watch, March 7). It is time to end the experiment in federal control over education, returning the matter to ...
The federal education department provides many millions of dollars to states for a wide variety of education programs and, should McMahon and Trump proceed in dismantling the DOE, how those ...
Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...
The Department of Education is paving the way for its own destruction after laying off half of its workforce on Tuesday, leaving President Trump allies eager for more hits while the agency’s ...
Since the 1860s, education data has been collected and analyzed across the U.S. The Department of Education's far-reaching layoffs have decimated a small statistical agency considered to be the ...
The Trump administration is working toward its promise of eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. On Tuesday evening, the department released a statement saying it would cut nearly 50% of ...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon affirmed late Tuesday that mass layoffs are the first step toward shuttering the Education Department — a longtime goal of President Trump’s since his time on ...