Education Department, Supreme Court
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The Department of Education laid off roughly 1,400 employees in March and a federal judge paused the move. The Supreme Court now says it was permissible.
"It's going to reduce the number of teachers, it's going to reduce the ability for us to make evidence-based changes.”
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to bring back the workers, but they remain effectively on leave.
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon.
The decision paves the way for President Trump to continue dismantling the agency, including moving career and technical education to the Labor Department.
If California's legal challenge can't stop the Trump administration from withholding funds, the Education Department said over 100 employees could be affected.
Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision paving the way for the Trump administration to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education.