Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

"Education Department Braces for Devastating Blow: New Round of Layoffs Threatens to Disrupt Nation's Education System. The Education Department, still reeling from the devastating layoffs implemented during the Trump administration, is facing another round of mass firings. This latest wave of job cuts comes at a critical time, as the nation's education system is already grappling with the aftermath of the pandemic and ongoing teacher shortages. With the department's workforce already severely depleted, these layoffs could have far-reaching consequences for students, schools, and communities across the country."

WASHINGTON — A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s ...