The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to proceed with mass layoffs. But some workers slated to be let go are still in limbo.

Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency.

The agency must establish two new student loan repayment plans and set up new borrowing limits for graduate students.

Here's what to know after a decision by the Supreme Court gives the president a green light to move forward on his promise to gut the agency.

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced plans to shift key functions from the Education Department to other corners of the federal government, moving quickly to implement changes just one day after the Supreme Court cleared the way for mass layoffs.

"It's going to reduce the number of teachers, it's going to reduce the ability for us to make evidence-based changes.”

Former Department of Education employees and education advocates told ABC News that they worry this ruling could harm the most vulnerable children in the country.

Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency.