Under Donald Trump's administration, the Department of Education has undergone drastic staff reductions, initiated by Linda McMahon's leadership. The layoffs have particularly affected key divisions focusing on civil rights and educational research, raising concerns about the enforcement of anti-discrimination laws and the integrity of educational data. The reductions leave the department vulnerable, with further cuts anticipated. Employees like Rachel Gittleman, who worked in Federal Student Aid, express their dedication to supporting borrowers, emphasizing the damaging implications of the downsizing on educational services and support for students.
On March 3rd, when Linda McMahon was sworn in to lead the Department of Education, she lauded its 'momentous' and 'historic final mission': self-destruction.
The Office of Civil Rights was slashed; hardly anyone is left to enforce anti-discrimination laws on behalf of students and parents in K-12 public schools.
McMahon's reduction in force brought that number to just under twenty-two hundred, she wrote in a press release. And further cuts are expected.
'I loved working with borrowers, helping to make this incredibly complicated and convoluted system easier for people,' she told me.
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