Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on the US Department of Education laying off nearly half its workforce
Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive · Newstalk ZB
March 12, 20254m 1s
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The US Department of Education has initiated mass layoffs, reducing its workforce by nearly 50 percent.
Impacted staff will be placed on administrative leave from March 21, according to a statement from the Department.
US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says DOGE team lead Elon Musk has expressed interest in getting rid of the Department of Education altogether - and it's unclear how possible this goal is.
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politicseducationUS Department of EducationlayoffsDonald TrumpElon Musk