{"id":14205,"date":"2025-03-12T03:51:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infundpros.com\/?p=14205"},"modified":"2025-03-12T03:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:51:41","slug":"donald-trump-to-slash-workforce-at-us-education-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infundpros.com\/?p=14205","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump to slash workforce at US education department"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content-sign-up-topic-description\">Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"article__content-sign-up-iframe close\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"signUpIframe\" data-prev-url=\"\/register\/in-article-sign-up?ft-content-uuid=8fe0e781-fd41-492f-a81e-1109f8776cf0&amp;newsletter-id=65b8fec772badb00166eafc6\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>The Trump administration has slashed almost half the workforce of the US education department, in a step towards the president\u2019s pledge to abolish the agency.<\/p>\n<p>The education department said on Tuesday it was on its \u201cfinal mission\u201d as it announced it would lay off more than 1,300 workers.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as President Donald Trump considers whether to issue an executive order to shut the department, though an act of Congress would be needed to abolish it entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Education secretary Linda McMahon told Fox News last week that she thought Trump \u201ccertainly intends to sign\u201d an executive order that would lead to the closure of the department.<\/p>\n<p>The department has long been a target of conservatives, who argue that education should be left entirely in the control of individual states, which set curricula and handle the day-to-day management of the country\u2019s public, or state-run, primary and secondary education system.<\/p>\n<p>Project 2025, the blueprint for a conservative presidency drawn up by the right-wing Heritage Foundation think-tank, called for the department\u2019s elimination.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has said he wants \u201cthe states to run schools\u201d and for McMahon to \u201cput herself out of a job\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s reduction in force reflects the Department of Education\u2019s commitment to efficiency, accountability and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents and teachers,\u201d McMahon said on Tuesday. She called the move \u201ca significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The department will go from a staff of 4,133 to about 2,183 employees. The cuts include 572 workers who have resigned voluntarily, including through the Trump administration\u2019s federal buyouts. The affected employees will be put on administrative leave starting on March 21.<\/p>\n<p>Educators have warned that lower-income families would be hardest hit by the evisceration of the department.<\/p>\n<p>The American Federation of Teachers said the decision would affect the 90 per cent of US children who attend state-run, or public, schools. The reduction in workforce was \u201cthrowing federal education programmes into chaos across the country\u201d, said AFT president Randi Weingarten. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTen million students who rely on financial aid to go to college or pursue a trade will be left in limbo. States and districts will be forced to navigate funding crises without federal support, hurting millions of students with disabilities and students living in poverty,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The education department oversees student loans for university, as well as special higher education grants for low-income students, known as Pell Grants. It also gives money to individual school districts to fund primary and secondary education for low-income and special-needs children.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said it would still \u201cdeliver on all statutory programmes that fall under the agency\u2019s purview, including formula funding, student loans, Pell Grants, funding for special needs students and competitive grant-making\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/8fe0e781-fd41-492f-a81e-1109f8776cf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the 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