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With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds they rely on in coming years.

The Trump administration plans to gut the Education Department office that measures student success. An education expert says this could hurt American competitiveness in the long run.

The Trump administration has already moved to cut the department's staff by nearly half.

Bajo la directiva de Trump, el Departamento de Educación despidió a la mitad de su personal. La demanda argumenta que Trump no tiene autoridad para implementar cambios tan drásticos.

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to make such drastic changes.

The schools under scrutiny include dozens of state schools and two Ivy Leagues. A number of private schools are also being targeted, including Georgetown, Rice, Vanderbilt, and New York University.

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, Institute of Education Sciences and Office of Federal Student Aid were especially impacted by the cuts announced on Tuesday.

Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them.

According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another 600 employees have accepted voluntary resignations or retired.

The program forgives the loans of borrowers who work in public service. The executive action would exclude those who work for certain organizations.