Education Department shed more than 550 positions under DeVos: report
By Aris Folley - 06/13/18 06:52 PM EDT The Education Department cut more than 550 workers between President Trump’s inauguration and April of this year, according to an Inside Higher Ed report released Wednesday.
The department, led by Betsy DeVos, said the 13 percent reduction in staff came as a result of attrition and voluntary early retirement, the publication reported.
But DeVos has made deregulation — which necessitates significant staffing — a key part of her tenure as Education Secretary. Civil rights workers, according to Inside Higher Ed, have been part of those rollbacks, despite the department's reported aims to reduce a backlog of federal complaints.
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