DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WORKERS ARE TERRIFIED AS DOGE COMBS THROUGH THE BOOKS

Elon Musk has already saved nearly $1 billion after slashing contracts at the beleaguered Department of Education.

Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been combing through the embattled agency and has cut $982 million in spending so far.

The bulk of that - $881 million - was saved by ditching 89 contracts dished out by the department’s Institute of Education Sciences.
Many of those contracts were for special studies tracking student learning, evaluating teaching strategies, and tracking educational trends.

Training grants for DEI programs have also been canceled, saving $101 million.

'Any contracts to preform statutory functions will be rebid,' a notice to staff read, noting that the College Scorecard would not be affected by the cuts.

President Donald Trump campaigned on the idea of shutting down the department entirely, shifting college student loans to a separate agency and directing federal funding directly to the states.

Trump endorsed Musk's work with DOGE on Tuesday arguing that no one should complain about his administration rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse, and saving taxpayer money.

'Nobody had any idea it was that bad, that sick, and that corrupt,' Trump said.