Trump's purge: US Education Department to cut its staff by half
Layoffs to leave department with 2,183 workers, down from 4,133 when president took office in January
WASHINGTON: The United States Department of Education said on Tuesday it would lay off nearly half its staff, a possible precursor to closing altogether, as government agencies scrambled to meet President Donald Trump's deadline to submit plans for a second round of mass layoffs.
The terminations are part of the department's "final mission," it said in a press release, alluding to Trump's vow to eliminate the department, which oversees $1.6 trillion in college loans, enforces civil rights laws in schools and provides federal funding for needy districts.
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