Total of 89 contracts ended, essentially wiping out agency’s research and statistics, the Institute of Education Sciences
Elon 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.
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/doge-education-department-cuts-trump
