Donald Trump's Department of Education is cutting its workforce by nearly half, It is first move in a plan to demolish a department workforce.

The action is the most recent to rock the US federal government in the six weeks since the president returned to the White House and promised to dramatically cut what he claims is a weak and ineffective bureaucracy, which has already resulted in the firing of thousands of workers nationwide.

Five days after she began her job, Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Fox News that the removal of her employees was a step toward carrying out Trump's directive last month that she "put herself out of a job."

McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, stated, "It's obvious that he told me to shut down the Department of Education, and we know we'll have to work with Congress, you know, to get that accomplished."

Today, however, we took the first step in getting rid of what I believe to be bureaucratic bloat.

Workers at the organization, which oversees student loan administration, tracks student progress, and upholds civil rights, were barred from their workplaces on Tuesday.

According to a statement, the Department of Education today began a force reduction that will affect almost half of its employees as part of its last mission.

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When Trump assumed office, the department employed about 4,100 people.

Over the past two weeks, about 600 people have consented to retire or leave as part of a government-wide staff reduction initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk.

According to a statement, no region will be exempt from the layoffs, and an additional 1,300 will be placed on administrative leave on March 21 even though they will still get their salaries through June.

Based on an argument, the reduction affects every department division, with some requiring major reorganization to better serve taxpayers, educators, parents, and children.

It did, however, state that statutory programs like Pell Grants, student loans, and special needs money would not be discontinued.

During his campaign to retake the presidency, Trump pledged to decentralize education by giving state governments more authority over the department.

The federal government has historically played a relatively little role in American education, providing just around 13 percent of primary and secondary school money from federal coffers; the remaining amount is provided by states and local communities.

Federal support, however, is crucial for students with special needs and low-income schools. And in order to enforce important civil rights protections for pupils, the federal government has been crucial.

Congress must approve the closure of the Education Department, which was established in 1979, according to the legislation.

Trump was accused of destroying the agency by Democratic Senator Patty Murray, who was the previous chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

Families desire support to help their children succeed and improve their reading and math scores. According to a statement, Donald Trump is instead destroying the Department of Education and depriving our teachers and students of the resources and assistance they require in order for Republicans to finance more significant tax cuts for billionaires.

The last thing students and schools need is more instability, fewer teachers, less accountability, and fewer resources for students, yet that's exactly what Trump is giving.