Supreme Court allows Trump's Education Department layoffs
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The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily lifted an injunction that had prevented the firing of more than 1,300 employees, a move that would effectively gut the Education Department.
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing President Trump's mass layoffs at the Education Department. Nearly 1,400 staff members will now lose their jobs.
The Trump administration is moving forward with sweeping plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a move advocates say will disproportionately affect students with disabilities.
If California’s legal challenge can’t stop the Trump administration from withholding funds, the Education Department said over 100 employees could be affected.
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon.Experts say they raise concerns about what ...
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The decision paves the way for President Trump to continue dismantling the agency, including moving career and technical education to the Labor Department.
Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision paving the way for the Trump administration to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education.