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Education Department employees placed on paid leave as part of Trump administration’s DEI purge

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At least 55 Department of Education employees are placed on paid administrative leave, sources say.

The move is part of a White House effort to rid federal employees associated with diversity, equity, inclusion efforts.

The agency is the latest to face upheaval amid the White House’s efforts to weed out DEI programs.