Nearly half of US Education Dept workforce expected to be cut, Semafor reports

(Reuters) – Nearly half of the U.S. Department of Education workforce is expected to be eliminated, a Semafor reporter said on X on Tuesday.

The reporter said “reduction in force” notices for the department are expected to go out Tuesday.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to dismantle the agency, including since taking office on January 20.

(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones)