Supreme Court Helps Trump Dismantle Education Department
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The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily lifted an injunction that had prevented the firing of more than 1,300 employees, a move that would effectively gut the Education Department.
The Trump administration is moving forward with sweeping plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a move advocates say will disproportionately affect students with disabilities.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to bring back the workers, but they remain effectively on leave.
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.
The Supreme Court is allowing President Trump to gut the Department of Education through mass firings. Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Angélica Infante-Green, whose state is one of 24 suing the Trump administration over $6.
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