The Education Department started out President Trump’s second term with more than 4,000 employees, but even before Tuesday, hundreds had already been put on leave or had taken a buyout offer.

After this reduction, there will be 2,183 employees left with the department, which Trump has repeatedly called to shutter completely.

The senior official said the reduction in employees will not impact student aid, Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms, formula funding to states, operations for students with disabilities, civil rights investigations or any statute mandated obligations from Congress.

The department focused this layoff on teams that were reductive or unnecessary, they said. More here