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300 Education Department Staffers Took Buyout Offer: Secretary McMahon

Thousands of employees now face eventual layoffs if the agency is reduced or eliminated.
300 Education Department Staffers Took Buyout Offer: Secretary McMahon
Linda McMahon testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on her nomination to serve as Education Secretary, on Capitol Hill, on Feb. 13, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Aaron Gifford
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The Department of Education offered its employees a $25,000 buyout last week ahead of impending layoffs, but few took it up.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told News Nation on March 7 that about 300 workers accepted the offer sent via email on Feb. 28. Recipients had three days to respond, and their resignations would take effect on March 31.

Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.