Mass layoffs expected at Department of Education - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Republicans see the entire department as a vehicle to advance teachers unions, though Trump has found ways to use the department to advance his agenda.
31% : The announcement came as President Donald Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency aims to cut government spending by reducing the workforce in Washington, D.C. While multiple agencies have been affected, the Department of Education has faced particular scrutiny from Republicans since the agency was founded in 1980.
25% : She described the department as a slush fund for teachers unions, and Trump is reportedly preparing an executive order to dismantle the department.
5% : Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon have used the Department of Education in recent days to warn colleges about "consequences" for failing to address antisemitism on campus and have threatened federal grant funding over what Trump has described as illegal protests.

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