DOGE Said It Cut $881 Million at the Education Department. The Real Savings Are Much Less.

The newly formed Department of Government Efficiency says it shaved nearly $900 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s budget. But that math isn’t adding up, according to both left- and right-leaning researchers who say the savings are exaggerated and a new analysis that shows it doesn't account for roughly $400 million that was effectively wasted – not saved – by the DOGE team.