In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that had reinstated 1,400 Education Department employees laid off by the Trump's administration.

The Trump administration is moving forward with sweeping plans to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a move advocates say will disproportionately affect students with disabilities.

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily lifted an injunction that had prevented the firing of more than 1,300 employees, a move that would effectively gut the Education Department.

The decision paves the way for President Trump to continue dismantling the agency, including moving career and technical education to the Labor Department.

If California's legal challenge can't stop the Trump administration from withholding funds, the Education Department said over 100 employees could be affected.

Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision paving the way for the Trump administration to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education.