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Musk’s ‘Doge’ guts nearly $1bn in US education department’s research office


Total of 89 contracts ended, essentially wiping out agency’s research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences

Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s so-called “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 link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/doge-education-department-cuts-trump

Author : Erum Salam

Publish date : 2025-02-11 22:11:00

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