Trump administration halves staffing at Education Department

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "Fewer teachers, less accountability, less resources for students, and more chaos -- it's the last thing students and schools need, but it's exactly what Trump is delivering.
45% : "As part of the Department of Education's final mission, the Department today initiated a reduction in force impacting nearly 50 percent of the Department's workforce," said a statement. - Congress - The department had around 4,100 employees when Trump took office.
42% : Trump promised to decentralize education as he campaigned for a return to the White House, saying he would devolve the department's powers to state governments.
41% : " hg/md More from this section Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canadian metals after Ontario suspends electricity price hikes MCT Reports 28% Increase in Mortgage Lock Volume Heading into Spring Season Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
14% : Instead, Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to the Department of Education and robbing our students and teachers of the resources and support they need, so that Republicans can pay for more massive tax cuts for billionaires," said a statement.
9% : Democratic Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, accused Trump of demolishing the agency.

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