This month, the Trump Administration laid off 1,300 employees from the U.S. Department of Education, primarily targeting areas like student aid and education research. Despite not being able to legally disband the agency without Congressional approval, the Administration's actions effectively threaten its functionality. In a recent speech, Trump highlighted the D.O.E.'s failures, citing dismal student performance in reading and math as justification for the cuts, which align with a broader right-wing ideology of decentralizing education away from federal control, asserting governors' desire for more local teaching authority.
Earlier this month, the Trump Administration announced the layoff of thirteen hundred employees at the U.S. Department of Education, marking a significant phase in the agency's downsizing.
In a speech prior to signing an executive order for the D.O.E.'s closure, Trump emphasized the agency's so-called 'breathtaking failures,' notably poor educational outcomes in reading and math.
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