US Department of Education cuts nearly 50% of workforce amid Trump's proposal to eliminate agency

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : "What is clear from the past weeks of mass firings, chaos, and unchecked unprofessionalism is that this regime has no respect for the thousands of workers who have dedicated their careers to serve their fellow Americans," Sheria Smith, president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, said in a statement.
40% : McMahon said later Tuesday that the reductions are the first course of action in shutting down the agency, which Trump has vowed to do, although she acknowledged that fully eliminating the department would require Congress to act.
35% : Tuesday's cuts follow similar layoffs at other federal agencies as part of Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency's continued efforts to shrink the size of the federal government.
35% : Several Department of Education employees earlier told CNN they were nervous about impending mass layoffs and the looming executive order from Trump.
31% : "If [Trump] says, 'We're going to have a 50% reduction in staff,' there is reason to be concerned about how the system will work: Is that enough people?" said Neal McCluskey, director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute.
15% : " Another major teachers' union slammed Trump and Elon Musk for their reshaping of the federal government that led to Tuesday's cuts.

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