The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it has opened an investigation into Duke University for allegedly violating ...

For his seventh week in office, President Donald Trump continued to rumble through Washington, D.C., stirring up not just the ...

On Tuesday, Education Department officials said the agency’s workforce would be cut roughly in half, with over 1,300 workers ...

Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation with the Times Opinion columnists M. Gessen, Tressie ...

Senate Democrats’ decision to allow Republicans to pass a spending bill will avert a short-term shutdown, but it will also give Republicans the power to grant President Donald Trump new leverage to ...

The Education Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering ...

Some student-loan borrowers have just a few payments left until they get Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Trump might put ...

Trump has sent financial markets into a tailspin by firing thousands of federal employees and slapping tariffs on imports. What is his end game?

More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s ...

The Trump administration just put millions of students’ education and civil rights at risk by closing key Department of ...

A familiar scene has played out over and over in the U.S. House: Republicans, unable to approve federal funding legislation ...

The Education Department deals with managing loans, financial aid and some funding, but does not develop curriculum or accredit schools.