State Superintendent reacts to U.S. Department of Education cuts: 'Today's action is an outrage'
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Michigan State Superintendent Dr. Michael F. Rice expresses his concern about the U.S. Department of Education's plans to cut nearly half its workforce.
This comes after the Trump Administration announced on Tuesday that hundreds of employees had been put on leave or had accepted a buyout offer. plans to lay off an additional 1300 employees as a part of the effort to cut the organization's staff in half.
Department of Education lays off nearly half of workforce
The Michigan Department of Education released a statement by Dr. Michael F. Rice on regarding the recent cuts made by the Trump Administration.
Today's action is an outrage, a likely prelude to programs, protections, and funding—and by extension children in Michigan and around the country—being adversely affected. Funding and support from the U.S. Department of Education primarily benefit children who have greater needs and thus require more funding to educate. These staffing cuts will ultimately harm those vulnerable children, including students with disabilities, poor children, children experiencing homelessness, and English learners, among others. The federal government already underfunds education, particularly for our students with disabilities.'
State Superintendent Dr. Michael F. Rice
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