WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that’s seen as a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency. Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations.

The education department earlier had around 4,100 employees but after Tuesday's layoffs, the agency will sit at roughly half of its total count.