The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to proceed with mass layoffs. But some workers slated to be let go are still in limbo.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding her department.

Here are some of the ways in which the dismantling of the Department of Education could prove to be detrimental.

Here's what to know after a decision by the Supreme Court gives the president a green light to move forward on his promise to gut the agency.

Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency.

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced plans to shift key functions from the Education Department to other corners of the federal government, moving quickly to implement changes just one day after the Supreme Court cleared the way for mass layoffs.

"It's going to reduce the number of teachers, it's going to reduce the ability for us to make evidence-based changes.”

Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency.