81 m. ago What parents, teachers and school choice groups think of Education Department cuts

Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them.

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84 m. ago 'Upsetting': Civil servants across the US part of Department of Education's layoffs

The Department of Education's mass layoffs on Tuesday affected some 1,315 employees -- including civil servants around the country.

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5 h. ago Lease to end at San Francisco education department office as mass layoffs announced

Lease to end at San Francisco education department office as mass layoffs announced  ABC7 Bay Area

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5 h. ago Lease will end at SF education department office as mass layoffs announced

Lease will end at SF education department office as mass layoffs announced  ABC7 Bay Area

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5 h. ago ‘A Tsunami Coming From Washington’: Chicago, Illinois Leaders Respond to Education Department Layoffs

‘A Tsunami Coming From Washington’: Chicago, Illinois Leaders Respond to Education Department Layoffs  WTTW News

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9 h. ago Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce

Mass layoffs are impacted 1,315 employees of the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

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10 h. ago Education Department's major cuts to its staff. And, a proposed Ukraine peace deal

The Department of Education said it will cut around 50% of its workforce. And, the U.S. has announced it will be resuming military aid to Ukraine.

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17 h. ago Education Department, with mass layoff, cuts nearly half its staff

Education Department, with mass layoff, cuts nearly half its staff  The Washington Post

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22 h. ago Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff

The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.

Politics

24 h. ago Department of Education faces up to 50% layoffs after closure notice

Mass layoffs are expected to start Tuesday night at the Department of Education, sources told ABC News. The "reduction in force" notices are expected to go out at 6 p.m.

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24 h. ago U.S. Education Department switches to remote work amid talk of layoffs

The announcement further unsettled department employees who have spent the past several weeks anticipating sweeping staff cuts.

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24 h. ago U.S. Education Department says it is cutting nearly half of all staff

According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another 600 employees have accepted voluntary resignations or retired.

Politics

4 d. ago Chicago area figure skaters hold benefit for victims of Washington, D.C. plane crash

Chicago area figure skaters hold benefit for victims of Washington, D.C. plane crash  CBS News

Events

5 d. ago NESN editorial staffers let go as part of broader series of layoffs at the network

New England Sports Network editorial staffers were informed Monday that the department is being restructured as of May 2 and that they would be laid off. The editorial cuts, which include the writers, reporters, and editors of NESN.com, were part of a broader series of layoffs across NESN on Monday. Editorial was the hardest-hit department, […] The post NESN editorial staffers let go as part of broader series of layoffs at the network appeared first on Boston.com.

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7 d. ago Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testifies in Washington DC at sanctuary city hearing

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testifies in Washington DC at sanctuary city hearing  ABC7 Chicago

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7 d. ago Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson set to testify in Washington DC at sanctuary city hearing

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson set to testify in Washington DC at sanctuary city hearing  ABC7 Chicago

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7 d. ago Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testifies in Washington DC at sanctuary city hearing | LIVE

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson testifies in Washington DC at sanctuary city hearing | LIVE  ABC7 Chicago

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8 d. ago Chicago news: Mayor Brandon Johnson travels to Washington, DC for final preparations before House Oversight Committee hearing

Chicago news: Mayor Brandon Johnson travels to Washington, DC for final preparations before House Oversight Committee hearing  ABC7 Chicago

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9 d. ago Former White House Counsel Joins Latham's Chicago and Washington, D.C. Offices

Former White House Counsel Joins Latham's Chicago and Washington, D.C. Offices  PR Newswire

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9 d. ago No. 13 Loyola Chicago to Face No. 12 George Washington in First Round of Atlantic 10 Championship

No. 13 Loyola Chicago to Face No. 12 George Washington in First Round of Atlantic 10 Championship  Loyola University Chicago Athletics

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