US Education Department to lay off employees, agency says

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education said on Friday it would lay employees off as workforce cut notices began to go out on the tenth day of the federal government shutdown. The department confirmed the plan to Reuters but did not elaborate. (Reporting by Courtney Rozen; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chris Reese)

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