Education Department workers targeted in layoffs are returning to tackle civil rights backlog

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By COLLIN BINKLEY

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Education Department staffers who were slated to be laid off, saying their help is needed to tackle a mounting backlog of discrimination complaints from students and families.

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The staffers had been on administrative