Funding Cut Affects Education Agency

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DOGE cuts $900M from agency tracking US students' progress

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The Institute of Education Sciences tracks student progress over time and across demographics.

Industry groups say 169 contracts were suddenly terminated, accounting for much of the institute's work.

Advocates say the cuts could hurt accountability of America 's education system.

The cuts appear to have been carried out under a clause allowing IES to end contracts at any time.

The White House is considering an order that would direct Trump 's education chief to dismantle the agency as far as possible while calling on Congress to fully shut it down. It's unclear how far Trump could act on his own to slash the department's spending, much of which is ordered by Congress ..

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