Education Department Shutters Offices for ‘Security Reasons,’ Expected To Slash ‘Half’ Its Staff: Reports

Employees are being told they cannot work at any of its offices ‘for any reason’ until March 13 at the earliest.

AP/Jacquelyn Martin
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump's Secretary of Education, at her nomination hearing in February. AP/Jacquelyn Martin

Speculation is swirling that large-scale cuts are on the horizon for the Education Department as staffers were told to leave their offices by 6 p.m. on Tuesday and that they would not be able to work at “any” agency facility the next day. 

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