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https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/02/01/trump-dei-energy-education-departments/ 9 min 981 The Education Department headquarters in Washington on Jan. 15. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) By  Laura Meckler ,  Hannah Natanson  and  Julian Mark At least 50 employees at the Education Department have been put on leave in recent days after President  Donald Trump  ordered federal agencies  to eliminate all positions  related to diversity, equity and inclusion. But almost none of them worked in jobs directly related to DEI, according to union officials and interviews with affected workers. Get concise answers to your questions. Try Ask The Post AI. Instead, most all were involved in some sort of DEI initiative in the past, such as diversity training, an affinity group, or other programs inside the department aimed at creating a more inclusive workplace. The purging underway suggests that the agency is not just seeking to eliminate DEI b...