'A catastrophe': Democrats sound off on Trump's cuts to Education Department

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : More than 1,300 employees at the department - which oversees federal education policy and administers billions in funding to individuals, states and local schools - received a termination notice Tuesday.
38% : "Linda McMahon might be the most unqualified person to ever speak about public schools in this nation's history," said Walz, referring to Trump's recently confirmed Secretary of Education. McMahon, a billionaire GOP donor and former wrestling industry executive, defended the layoffs as part of overall efforts to reduce "bureaucratic bloat" and increase efficiency.
37% : The layoffs and resignations leave the Department of Education with just over half the number of workers it had at the outset of President Donald Trump's second term. DOGE efforts continue: NOAA lays off 1,000 employees as President Trump escalates federal cuts Evers, a former teacher, principal and superintendent, gathered virtually with fellow Democratic governors and former educators Matt Meyer of Delaware and Tim Walz of Minnesota, who were also vocally disturbed by the recent slashes.
33% : "I know Wisconsin kids and our schools - getting rid of the U.S. Department of Education and making devastating cuts to public education would be a catastrophe, as simple as that," he continued.

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