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The SGO would then distribute the money to families in the form of scholarships to pay for private school tuition or homeschooling expenses. The person who donates the cash would also get a generous tax credit. Every dollar they donate would cut their federal tax bill by a dollar. Families would be able to use the money even in states where voters have fought back vouchers.

The SGO would then distribute the money to families in the form of scholarships to pay for private school tuition or homeschooling expenses. The person who donates the cash would also get a generous tax credit. Every dollar they donate would cut their federal tax bill by a dollar. Families would be able to use the money even in states where voters have fought back vouchers.

The measure will soon move with the rest of the reconciliation bill to the full House. Corey Turner, NPR News.

The measure will soon move with the rest of the reconciliation bill to the full House. Corey Turner, NPR News.

Between early retirement buyouts, the firing of newer hires, and last week's big reduction in force, the department will soon be down to roughly half the size it was when Trump took office. The White House insisted in a fact sheet to NPR that the executive action would not cut key federal funding streams that help schools serve low-income students, kids with disabilities, and rural communities.

Between early retirement buyouts, the firing of newer hires, and last week's big reduction in force, the department will soon be down to roughly half the size it was when Trump took office. The White House insisted in a fact sheet to NPR that the executive action would not cut key federal funding streams that help schools serve low-income students, kids with disabilities, and rural communities.

But last week's purge included the entire legal staff at the department responsible for making sure that funding... is spent according to law and reaches the children who need it most. Corey Turner, NPR News.

But last week's purge included the entire legal staff at the department responsible for making sure that funding... is spent according to law and reaches the children who need it most. Corey Turner, NPR News.

Staff were instructed by the department's Office of Security to leave their offices by 6 p.m. Eastern Time, and they were told to work from home Wednesday. The email included little explanation, saying offices would be closed for security reasons and would reopen Thursday. Employees of the department shared the email with NPR, and we're not naming them because the employees fear retribution.

Staff were instructed by the department's Office of Security to leave their offices by 6 p.m. Eastern Time, and they were told to work from home Wednesday. The email included little explanation, saying offices would be closed for security reasons and would reopen Thursday. Employees of the department shared the email with NPR, and we're not naming them because the employees fear retribution.

Neither the White House nor the Education Department responded to multiple requests for comment. The email further unsettled employees who fear imminent sweeping staff cuts. This Thursday, agency heads are expected to turn in restructuring plans to achieve large-scale reductions in force. Corey Turner, NPR News.

Neither the White House nor the Education Department responded to multiple requests for comment. The email further unsettled employees who fear imminent sweeping staff cuts. This Thursday, agency heads are expected to turn in restructuring plans to achieve large-scale reductions in force. Corey Turner, NPR News.

Well, and not a lot, at least not through official channels. The White House did not respond to a request for comment. But multiple sources have told me, folks who are not allowed to speak publicly, the Trump administration is eager to close the department. And so in the near term...

Well, and not a lot, at least not through official channels. The White House did not respond to a request for comment. But multiple sources have told me, folks who are not allowed to speak publicly, the Trump administration is eager to close the department. And so in the near term...

Well, and not a lot, at least not through official channels. The White House did not respond to a request for comment. But multiple sources have told me, folks who are not allowed to speak publicly, the Trump administration is eager to close the department. And so in the near term...

It plans to use this executive action to try to move quickly to cut programs and staff that were not created by Congress. So they're not protected by law. The idea being these will be the programs that are the easiest to cut, essentially the low hanging fruit. The problem here, Steve, is the department itself and its signature responsibilities were all created by Congress.

It plans to use this executive action to try to move quickly to cut programs and staff that were not created by Congress. So they're not protected by law. The idea being these will be the programs that are the easiest to cut, essentially the low hanging fruit. The problem here, Steve, is the department itself and its signature responsibilities were all created by Congress.

It plans to use this executive action to try to move quickly to cut programs and staff that were not created by Congress. So they're not protected by law. The idea being these will be the programs that are the easiest to cut, essentially the low hanging fruit. The problem here, Steve, is the department itself and its signature responsibilities were all created by Congress.

And so they're much harder to cut.

And so they're much harder to cut.