Department of Education Staffers Offered Buyouts of $25,000

Those who decline the offer could be terminated later under ongoing plans to reduce the size of the agency or eventually eliminate it.

Linda McMahon testifies during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Department of Education has offered most of its employees a buyout offer to leave their posts by the end of this month.

The agency confirmed to The Epoch Times that on Feb. 28, it sent an email to its staff offering employees up to “a $25,000 Separation Incentive Payment.”