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A blind woman, a ‘dream job,’ and the toll of the government shutdown
FIRED: Meet the Employees Inside the Collapse of the Department of Education
In this video, YouTuber Mrs. Frazzled interviews three former U.S. Department of Education employees who were suddenly fired from jobs that are legally required and protect millions of students. These workers oversaw programs for low-income students, first-generation students, disabled students, and deaf, blind, and deaf-blind students across the country…until their entire offices were eliminated.
Judge orders Education Department to halt ‘partisan’ employee email messages
Massive cuts at the Department of Education are causing big problems at Massachusetts colleges
Union says Education Dept.’s civil rights office was hit hard by shutdown layoffs
Union sues Education Department over manipulation of workers’ email messages
NBC News previously reported that department employees found their nonpartisan out-of-office messages were automatically changed to ones criticizing Democrats for the shutdown.
Trump’s Push for More Admissions Data Collides with a Hollowed-out Education Department
From FedScoop The Trump administration wants the Education Department to collect more college admissions data, even as it slashes the very staff that ensures the statistics are credible and accurate. From early childhood to K-12 and higher education, schools across the country have relied for decades on the Education Department’s data collections to inform policy.Continue reading “Trump’s Push for More Admissions Data Collides with a Hollowed-out Education Department”
Laid off Department of Education worker speaks out on Trump administration’s shakeup
From MSNBC AFGE 252 Member Jason Cottrell joined MSNBC’s Ana Cabrera Reports to discuss the massive layoffs happening at ED and the impacts it will have on students. Read more
AFGE Local 252: The Education Department is paying us millions not to work
From the Washington Post (by Sheria Smith and Brittany Coleman of AFGE Local 252) Three months ago, on March 11, we were laid off from our positions as civil rights attorneys for the Education Department by the education secretary and U.S. DOGE Service. But it wasn’t just the two of us — roughly 1,400 ofContinue reading “AFGE Local 252: The Education Department is paying us millions not to work”
AFGE Local 252 