According to the teachers, these cuts create a trickle-down effect, impacting services, including those for children with special needs. The move is setting off alarms for educato

The U.S. Department of Education manages college loans, seeks to prevent discrimination and sends more than $1.6 billion annually to Pa. schools.

Just last week, workers at the Department of Education were starting to worry about their jobs. It seems that those worries were valid, as Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education announced that the workforce in the Department of Education would be cut in half.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced on Tuesday that the Department of Education will cut its workforce by nearly 50%.

The Trump administration has announced the layoff of half the employees at the Department of Education, one of the fifteen executive departments of the federal government. About 2,100 people will lose their jobs as part of Trump's campaign promise to streamline government administration.