GovernmentEducation
Education Dept. Isn't Gone, but Staff Call It Inefficient
Eighteen months after Trump vowed to close the Education Department, staff tell NPR the agency survives, scattered and more inefficient than before.
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#Linda Mcmahon
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EducationPolicy
Education Dept. Fails to Reassure Disability Advocates
The Education Department failed to reassure disability advocates in a private call about moving special education oversight to HHS.
—4 min read
EducationPolitics
Education Dept. Fires Thousands, Then Goes on Hiring Spree
The Education Department cut half its workforce in 2025, then launched a hiring spree. Inside the paradox of dismantling an agency while its work remains.
—5 min read