Upheaval in US Education Department

On March 11, President Donald Trump’s administration fired more than 1,300 people who work for the Department of Education (DOE). Nearly 600 workers also chose to leave. This means the DOE, which previously had 4,133 employees, will now have a workforce of about half that size. What is the Department of Education? The DOE is a US agency that works to ensure equal access to education for all students. Its budget of $283 billion provides less than 10% of public school funding across the US, most of which pays for programs for students with disabilities and supports low-income school districts. It doesn’t mandate what schools teach—state and local school districts determine that. At the college level, the DOE implements the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which allows students…

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