"She relies on the bilingual instruction in her classroom. Or Jack, who needs a little extra help understanding math and reading, and the one-on-one instruction he gets is helping him keep up. Or Sarah, whose parents work late and trust the after-school program to provide her a safe place to stay until they're off the job. And all three of them are taught by Ms. Smith, who relies on a federal student-loan forgiveness program for teachers and nonprofit workers like herself."
"While the president can't get rid of the agency without Congress, the Supreme Court in July gave him the green light to forge ahead with his plan to reshape the agency in the meantime, including firing half its staff. In October, the agency terminated another 466 employees during the government shutdown, with the union representing the department saying that offices, including special education and civil rights, were hit."
Many public schools serve students who need bilingual instruction, individualized remediation, and after-school care while teachers rely on federal supports such as student-loan forgiveness. The Trump administration pursued plans to reshape the U.S. Department of Education, including proposals to fire large portions of staff and moved ahead during the summer and fall with terminations and workforce reductions. The administration also cut millions of dollars in research contracts, jeopardizing data collection used to track student performance in core subjects. Reductions affected offices handling special education and civil rights. Efficiency improvements can be pursued, but sweeping cuts risk disrupting services that directly support students and educators nationwide.
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