Education Department pays over $7 million a month to employees forced to sit idle
- Posted on June 9, 2025
- By CNN
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Education Department pays over $7 million a month to employees forced to sit idle

The US Department of Education is paying more than $7 million a month to employees it has forced to go on leave, according to analysis from the American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, the union that represents department employees.