Trump’s Department of Education Cuts 50% of Workforce, Putting Student Aid & Civil Rights at Risk

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DOGE v. Department of Education

🔴 UPDATE: March 11, 2025

Trump’s Department of Education Slashes 50% of Workforce as Shutdown Looms

The Department of Education is being gutted from the inside, as 50% of its workforce—over 2,000 employees—are being laid off in a sweeping Reduction in Force (RIF). The move, which aligns with Trump’s push to dismantle federal oversight of education, raises serious concerns about student aid, civil rights enforcement, and essential education programs.

Key Developments:

• Massive Workforce Cuts:

  • The Department of Education will shrink from 4,100 employees to just over 2,000, leaving critical programs drastically understaffed.

  • Over 1,300 employees have already received layoff notices, while an additional 572 accepted buyout offers.

• Education Secretary Admits the Goal is Elimination:

  • Secretary Linda McMahon has openly stated that these cuts are a step toward dismantling the department altogether.

  • The administration has already circulated a draft executive order outlining plans to transfer federal education oversight to state governments—a move requiring congressional approval.

• Essential Programs at Risk:

  • The Office for Civil Rights, which investigates discrimination cases in schools, faces severe staff reductions, raising fears that civil rights enforcement in education could collapse.

  • Federal student aid programs, including Pell Grants and loan forgiveness initiatives, will struggle to function as staffing levels plummet.

🔍 Why This Matters:

• Federal Education Support is Crumbling: With half the staff gone, federal enforcement of student protections, funding oversight, and teacher training programs will be crippled.

• A Coordinated Effort to Kill Public Education: This isn’t just about “efficiency”—this is a deliberate effort to hollow out federal education until there’s nothing left.

• Students and Schools Left in the Lurch: Public schools that rely on federal resources for low-income and special education programs now face severe uncertainty as DOE collapses from within.

🚨 The Bottom Line:

This is not just a budget cut—it’s sabotage. Trump’s administration is actively dismantling the federal role in education, with student aid, civil rights protections, and public school funding left to wither. With education jobs slashed in half and entire offices gutted, the question isn’t if public education will suffer, but how badly.

📌 Sources:

• Axios: Education secretary says mass layoffs first step toward shutting down DoE

• ABC News: Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce

• CNN: Education Department cutting nearly half of workforce

• CNS News: Education Department announces it's cutting nearly 50% of workforce

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