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Trump Administration’s Layoffs Would Gut Department Overseeing Special Education, Eliminating Parents’ Last Resort

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The U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy Neal at Adobe Stock Photos)
Joshua Cowen, Michigan State University

A federal judge on Oct. 16, 2025, paused the Trump administration’s latest round of layoffs. These layoffs targeted more than 4,000 federal workers at a range of agencies. This included 466 workers at the Department of Education.

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U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said that the administration’s layoffs, which it has justified because of…

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