DOGE terminated 89 education-research contracts advertised at $881 million
Reporting and findings
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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.
- ProPublica: Elon Musk's Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School PerformancePassages and source records documenting: DOGE terminated 89 education-research contracts advertised at $881 million
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Linda McMahon was the Trump-appointed education secretary.
- U.S. Department of Education: Linda E. McMahonAppointment or biography record identifying Linda McMahon as Trump-appointed education secretary
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Elon Musk was the Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work.
- The White House: President Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon MuskAppointment or biography record identifying Elon Musk as Trump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
Summary and current status
The cuts removed the evidence systems used to tell schools which programs work, undermining the stated goal of eliminating waste.
IES data collections and program evaluations were canceled or interrupted
People and organizations
- Linda McMahonTrump-appointed education secretary
- Elon MuskTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE work
- Institute of Education Scienceseducation research and statistics agency
- Donald J. Trumppresident authorizing the administration action
Relationships in this file
- Elon Muskterminated national education-data and evaluation contractsInstitute of Education Sciences
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed education secretaryLinda McMahon
- Donald J. TrumpTrump-appointed senior adviser who led DOGE workElon Musk
Money trail
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