‘FIRST STEP’: Department of Education to Cut Half Its Staff in ‘Commitment to Efficiency’

According to an NBC News report, the Department of Education is preparing to slash roughly half of its jobs — nearly 3,000 positions — as the Trump Administration pushes towards eliminating the department completely. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement that the layoffs reflect the department’s “commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers.” “I think [President Trump] made it very clear, that he thought that the Department of Education should totally go away — and he said that my successful job will be to put myself


