Boston, Education Department

All employees at Education Department's Boston regional office to be laid off
Nearly half of the Education Department’s workforce is set to be off the job, including employees right in Boston. All employees working out of the department’s regional office in Boston will be part of these layoffs.
Massive Education Department layoffs to affect all Boston employees
The layoffs are part of a broader staffing cut at the Department of Education amid President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.
Education Dept. Fires All Boston Employees: See Possible MA Impacts
Approximately 1,300 Department of Education employees will be laid off, the Department of Education said in a news release.
Trump can’t unilaterally abolish the US Department of Education. But mass layoffs can get him close.
The sweeping cuts may bring an end to data collection the federal government has conducted for decades, denying Americans the ability to know how their schools are doing.
US Department of Education plans to terminate lease for Boston office
Amid plans to slash more than 1,300 jobs from the U.S. Department of Education, a Boston office is also on the chopping block.
Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce
The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC News. The "reduction in force" notices began to go out at about 6 p.m.
Massachusetts teachers slam Trump cuts to Department of Education
The Massachusetts Teachers Association is slamming the Trump administration for slashing the Department of Education as the ...
MA Attorney General sues Trump administration for attempt to dismantle Education Department
Attorneys general from 20 states joined the lawsuit to block President Trump's effort to dismantle the agency.
‘The president is not a king’: Massachusetts, other states sue Trump for dismantling Ed Department
The lawsuit, which was filed in US District Court in Boston, argued Trump does not have the authority to shutter the agency, ...
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
Advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor students, those still learning English, ...
‘Students will suffer harm’: Education Department’s civil rights office gutted by layoffs, closures
The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration ...
MIT faces Department of Education investigation for alleged ‘race-exclusionary’ discrimination
MIT is one of 45 schools facing a Department of Education investigation for allegedly engaging in race-exclusionary practices ...
Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down
The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s ...