Trump Education Department Calls Back 260 Staff It Tried to Fire

The Trump administration has ordered more than 260 federal workers it has been trying to fire since March to return to work on Dec. 15 while a court case over their final status drags on.

The staffers at the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, which investigates claims of discrimination in schools, were sent an email Friday telling them to prepare to return to work, according to copies of the message seen by Bloomberg. The workers were put on paid leave in March as part of an attempted “reduction in force,” or RIF.

The Education Department made clear in ...