After the Department of Education gutted nearly 50% of its workforce, educators have expressed deep concern -- not only for ...

Since the Department of Education was established in 1979, the cabinet-level agency operating under the executive branch has ...

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

Current and former employees at the agency spoke with The Nation about the chaos as 1,300 people were laid off on Tuesday.

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to ...

Amid layoffs and a plan by Trump to close the U.S. Department of Education, a new dawn for students is coming. Will it be ...

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Trump and his education ...

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more ...

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

The Department of Education announced it was cutting about 2,000 staff members, seemingly the first step in fulfilling ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including more federal layoffs and ...

Hundreds of users reported FAFSA outages to Downdetector starting midday Wednesday, saying they were having trouble ...