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Trump’s budget proposal would slash 15% of U.S. DOE budget
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Trump’s budget proposal would slash 15% of U.S. DOE budget

Jill Meinecke2025-05-06T10:52:38-10:00May 6, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Becky Pringle, budget cuts, charter schools, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Mary Kusler, National Education Association, NEA, Title I, Trump Administration, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. DOE|

The Trump Administration released its proposed “skinny budget” Friday, which includes deep and harmful cuts to education funding, slashing $12 billion or roughly 15% of the U.S. Department of Education’s budget.

U.S. DOE plans to lay off nearly half its workforce
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U.S. DOE plans to lay off nearly half its workforce

Jill Meinecke2025-03-14T14:46:17-10:00March 11, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Becky Pringle, DOGE, Elon Musk, Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, HSTA President Osa Tui, Jr., NEA, President Donald Trump, Trump adminstration, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. DOE, U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda, US. Sen. Brian Schatz|

The U.S. Department of Education said Tuesday it would lay off nearly half its staff, as federal government agencies worked to meet President Donald Trump’s Thursday deadline for them to submit plans for a second round of mass layoffs.