Education Department Lays Off Nearly Half of Staff [ Inside Higher Ed ]

The flava:

The Education Department laid off “nearly 50 percent” of its more than 4,100 employees Tuesday evening, according to four sources inside the agency who were told about the plans and an agency news release. . . . 

The reductions will bring the total workforce down to fewer than 2,200. 

The department’s D.C. offices will be closed Wednesday for “security reasons,” according to an email obtained by Inside Higher Ed. The email instructed department staff to take their laptops home with them on Tuesday in order to telework Wednesday, and said they would “not be permitted in any ED facility on Wednesday, March 12th, for any reason.” 

The article:

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2025/03/11/education-department-reduce-staff-half