The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is responsible for gathering data on a wide range of topics, including research-backed teaching practices and the state of U.S. student achievement.

U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence.

In a measure of 37 developed countries, the U.S. scored above average in reading and science and below average, but not last, in math.

President Andrew Johnson signed the first official Department of Education into law. Although it was not a cabinet level position, it aimed to collect educational data an

President Donald Trump described the $268 billion Department of Education as “a big con job” and “I’d like it to be closed immediately.”

The Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education.

By: Shauneen Miranda For the Indiana Capital Chronicle The Indiana context From Indiana Capital Chronicle The federal government provided about 13.0%, or one in every eight dollars of public school funding,

The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted.

The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data about schools each year.

Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature have passed a series of laws aimed at reshaping public education in much the same way. Florida laid the groundwork for Trump’s education policies starting four years ago,