President-elect Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to several government departments, and the Department of Education (DOE) could be the site of some of the most radical changes to come.

The Trump administration launched an investigation on Tuesday against Denver Public Schools for converting a girl’s restroom in the district to one accommodating all genders.

The Education Department says it has placed diversity, equity and inclusion staff on leave and canceled over $2.6 million in DEI-related contracts.

The White House also announced that Trump signed an executive order aimed at “ending radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling.”

President Donald Trump signed several sweeping executive orders on Wednesday to overhaul the American education system, primarily by removing so-called progressive ideologies from school hallways and classrooms.

President Donald Trump speaks in Emancipation Hall after his inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Trump signed a number of executive orders on his first day in office, including some taking aim at career civil servants in the federal government.

The department has a $241 billion budget and more than 4,000 employees. “Let the state run education,” President Trump said at a rally on Sunday. Republican lawmakers fought t

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign an executive order to promote school choice that would also end "funding for public schools that support critical race theory and other divisive measures in their curriculums,

Denise Carter will fill the role until President Donald Trump's pick, Linda McMahon, is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.