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

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

The former secretary of education says Congress should control of federal funds for schools back to the states.

The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of ...

Colorado's Attorney General has joined 20 other states in suing the president's administration to stop what they call the ...

Since the 1860s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has collected and analyzed data on education across the ...

The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education on Friday said its office for civil rights is investigating 45 ...

At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and ...

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

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take ...