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[Status] Partially Closed/Shutdown [Agency] Department of Education [Total employees] 4,195 [Expected to work] 212 [Furloughed] 3,983 [Notes] 
Most Department of Education employees are not excepted because the department, which is not among the largest in Washington, does not administer direct education programs. Those are done at the state level. Most of the excepted employees would work to continue administering Direct Loan and Pell Grants with the help of contractors who have already been paid.
Government shutdown: What’s closed, what’s open? | WTKR.com
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