The eye-popping amount of money Elon Musk has already slashed from the Education Department as staff melt down
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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.
President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House
People hold signs as they gather for a "Save the Civil Service" rally hosted by the American Federation of Government Employees
The president signed an executive order directing agencies to work with Musk and his team and offered him a chance to defend his cuts and answer questions from the press.
'I mean, these things, it's just common sense. It's not draconian or radical, I think,' Musk said. 'It's really just saying, let's look at each of these expenditures and say, is this actually in the best interest of the people?'
DOGE employees continue to fan across federal agencies as the group looks to cut wasteful spending.
Further cuts are expected at the Department of Education. Trump said last week it's a goal to put his Education Secretary Linda McMahon 'out of a job.'
McMahon's confirmation hearings in the Senate begin on Thursday.
Government workers and sympathetic activists opposed to the cuts gathered on Tuesday at a 'Save the Civil Service' rally hosted by the American Federation of Government Employees in Washington, DC.
