{"id":2412625,"date":"2025-03-11T19:50:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T23:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mass-layoffs-expected-at-department-of-education-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T19:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T23:55:58","slug":"mass-layoffs-expected-at-department-of-education-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mass-layoffs-expected-at-department-of-education-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass layoffs expected at Department of Education &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmass-layoffs-expected-at-department-of-education-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2412625&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mass layoffs \u200dhave been \u2062ordered at teh Department of \u200bEducation, \u200das the Trump administration\u2062 implements significant workforce reductions.The department will\u2064 be closed for the\u2062 day, and &#8220;reduction in force&#8221; \u2063notices \u2064are expected to impact nearly half of its 4,200 employees nationwide. Employees were instructed\u200b to leave the Washington, D.C., headquarters by \u200cTuesday evening in anticipation of the layoffs. The department plans\u2063 to cut its staff by approximately 50%, following several previous layoffs and resignations. Affected employees will receive severance \u200bpackages, including 90 days of pay\u2062 and additional compensation based on\u2062 years of service. The \u2064layoffs are part of broader efforts by the Trump administration to reduce\u200d government spending, notably targeting \u200bagencies like the Department \u200bof\u200d Education, \u2063which has faced \u2062criticism from republicans.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mass layoffs ordered at Department of Education<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2035385\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Mass layoffs are hitting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Education\">Department of Education<\/a> on Wednesday as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump administration\">Trump administration<\/a> continues its deep cuts to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-each-of-bidens-42-executive-orders-will-actually-do\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What Each Of Biden\u2019s 42 Executive Orders Will Actually Do\">federal workforce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The department will be closed for the day, and &ldquo;reduction in force&rdquo; notices are expected to go out and affect nearly half the agency&rsquo;s employees, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShelbyTalcott\/status\/1899548811581682010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to <em>Semafor&rsquo;s <\/em>Shelby Talcott.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3344005\/trump-protect-entitlements-social-security-medicaid-medicare-despite-elon-musk-elimination-talk\/\">Trump will &#8216;protect&#8217; entitlements despite Musk&#8217;s elimination talk: White House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3343927\/trump-easing-tensions-canada-latest-tariff-blowup\/\">Trump signals easing of tensions with Canada after latest tariff blowup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3344004\/white-house-mum-external-revenue-service-launch-trump-trade-war-tariffs\/\">White House mum on External Revenue Service launch as Trump mounts trade war<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Employees were told to leave the department&rsquo;s Washington, D.C., headquarters by 6 p.m. on Tuesday ahead of the layoffs and one-day building closure. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/ed-overview\/an-overview-of-the-us-department-of-education--pg-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"roughly\">roughly<\/a> 4,200 Education Department employees nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, we are beginning the process to cut the total number of staff at the Department of Education roughly in half via a reduction in force,&rdquo; an Education Department official said on a call with reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Of 4,133 total staff the Trump administration inherited, 259 accepted the deferred &ldquo;fork in the road&rdquo; resignations, 313 accepted separation payment of $25,000, 63 probationary employees were let go last month, and another 1,315 will now be laid off.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone let go will get 90 days of full pay and benefits, plus one week of pay for every year of service up to 10 years and two weeks of pay for every year of service beyond 10 years. Department officials described the severance package as &ldquo;extremely generous&rdquo; and said the agency will reopen on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are focused on eliminating full teams whose operations are either redundant or not necessary to the functioning of the department,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-backs-iranian-protesters-as-biden-admin-emboldens-hardline-regime\/\" title=\"State ... Backs Iranian Protesters as Biden Admin Emboldens Hardline Regime\">department official told reporters<\/a> on Tuesday while declining questions. <\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as President Donald Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency aim to cut government spending by reducing the workforce in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>While multiple agencies have been affected, the Department of Education has faced particular scrutiny from Republicans since the agency was founded in 1980. Republicans see the entire department as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3341173\/nancy-mace-enthusiastic-over-trump-dismantling-slush-fund-education-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"vehicle to advance teachers unions\">vehicle to advance teachers unions<\/a>, though Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3342930\/education-department-warns-60-colleges-stop-antisemitism-campuses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"found ways\">found ways<\/a> to use the department to advance his agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon have used the Department of Education in recent days to warn colleges about &ldquo;consequences&rdquo; for failing to address antisemitism on campus and have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">threatened federal grant funding<\/a> over what Trump has described as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3336063\/trump-threatens-federal-funding-illegal-campus-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"illegal protests\">illegal protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3340782\/doge-needs-a-scalpel-not-an-axe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"DOGE needs a scalpel, not an ax\">DOGE needs a scalpel, not an ax<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Republicans such as Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) cheered the efforts. 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