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DOGE terminated 89 education-research contracts advertised at $881 million

Date
2025-02-11
Entry type
research-contract-termination
Current status
IES data collections and program evaluations were canceled or interrupted

The cuts removed the evidence systems used to tell schools which programs work, undermining the stated goal of eliminating waste.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Elon Muskterminated national education-data and evaluation contractsInstitute of Education Sciences
  2. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed education secretaryLinda McMahon
  3. Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk

Money trail

  1. contractAdvertised value of terminated IES contracts$881 million
    Reported authorizing / contracting entity
    Institute of Education Sciences
    Reported contractor / counterparty
    Canceled research contractors
    Contract / case parties
    Students, educators, researchers, and taxpayers
    reported · 2025-02-11 · observedPopulation 89 education research and statistics contractsPeriod 2025-02-10 to 2025-02-11Basis DOGE's published contract count and value, contextualized by ProPublica reporting.Limits Advertised contract value is not realized savings and included multiyear ceilings.Open cited evidence

Claims and evidence

  1. factreported

    DOGE announced termination of 89 Institute of Education Sciences contracts with $881 million in stated value; ProPublica found the affected work included national statistics, school-safety data, and evaluations used to determine whether education spending works.

  2. factdocumented

    Linda McMahon was the Trump-appointed education secretary.

  3. factdocumented

    Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.