A sweeping attempt by President Donald Trump to shutter the US Department of Education has hit a legal wall. On Thursday, US District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the administration’s controversial plan to downsize and eventually eliminate the federal agency.The court has also ordered the immediate reinstatement of employees laid off…
On Friday, employees of the Education Department received an email offering buyouts ahead of what has been described as “very significant” layoffs. The email, sent to all department employees, urged them to consider a “one-time offer” of a taxable payment of up to $25,000 if they applied to retire or resign by the end of…
The Trump administration’s controversial buyout plan for federal employees including those in the Education Department, released in January, has ignited a widespread discourse across government agencies. The initiative, which offered eight months of salary to those who resigned by February 6, was framed as a cost-cutting measure to streamline the federal workforce. The unprecedented initiative…