Department of Education moving out of D.C. headquarters

The U.S. Department of Education plans to move out of its headquarters in Washington as the Trump administration continues efforts to scale back the agency.

The U.S. Department of Education will move out of its Washington headquarters, with the space going to the U.S. Department of Energy. Officials say the largely empty building costs too much to keep open, and the move could save millions.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. Officials announced Thursday the department will vacate the Lyndon B. Johnson Department of Education Building and transfer the space to the United States Department of Energy. Remaining staff will relocate to another federal building with a target move date in August.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement that the building was about seventy percent vacant and leaving the facility will save roughly 4.8 million dollars each year.

The department was created by Congress in 1979. Eliminating it would require congressional approval, which the administration does not currently have. However, the administration has instead moved ahead with reducing staffing and shifting a number of federal education programs to other agencies.

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