U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said cutting the department's workforce nearly in half is a first step toward ...
The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.
The Education Department deals with managing loans, financial aid and some funding, but does not develop curriculum or accredit schools.
About 4,000 people worked for the Department of Education previously; following the cuts, roughly 2,000 workers remain there. The DOE is run by the Secretary of Education in the p ...
The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is fumbling key acronyms on national television. The former professional wrestling promoter ...