Keeping tabs on President Donald Trump's campaign to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education hasn't been easy for students, parents and teachers. The effort has been multifaceted and drawn out. And it still isn't exactly close to over.

The Department of Education began sending notices to employees that it plans to resume shrinking the department after the Supreme Court said on Monday that President Donald Trump could carry out mass layoffs.

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to carry out a broad layoffs at the Department of Education that were blocked by a federal judge.