Total of 89 contracts ended, essentially wiping out agency’s research and statistics, the Institute of Education SciencesElon Musk and the Trump administration’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has terminated nearly $1bn in US Department of Education contracts, in effect eliminating a research office that tracks US students’ progress.After announcing $101m would be slashed from 29 DEI training grants on Monday, the Doge account on Twitter/X said that Musk’s team terminated 89 contracts worth a total of $881m on Tuesday. Continue reading…
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Author : Erum Salam
Publish date : 2025-02-11 22:11:00
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Elon Musk’s Doge guts nearly $1bn in US education department’s research office
