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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

US education department offers buyout that employees call ‘beyond misleading’

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People walk in front of the Department of Education building in Washington DC on 4 February 2025. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

The US Department of Education sent an email to employees department-wide on Friday offering up to $25,000 to voluntarily resign or retire, or take severance, whichever is less.

The email, obtained by the Guardian, states “this is a one-time offer in advance of a very significant Reduction In Force for the US Department of Education” and gives employees until the end of day Monday to accept.

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