Summary
The U.S. Education Department will face more work stoppages due to a government shutdown. Some key services like financial aid will continue, but other functions, like investigating civil rights complaints and issuing new grants, will pause.
Key Facts
- The U.S. Education Department has already been reduced in size by previous budget cuts.
- A government shutdown will cause further disruption in the department's operations.
- Student financial aid and loan payments will continue during the shutdown.
- The department will stop investigating civil rights complaints during the shutdown.
- New federal grants will not be issued during the shutdown.
- About 87% of the department's employees will be on unpaid leave.
- Efforts have been made to reduce the size of the department and distribute its functions to other areas.
- The Supreme Court has allowed significant reductions in the department's staff.
