The Trump administration’s mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education go into effect today. Former Department of ...

Closing the department would require congressional approval, and it’s unlikely Trump would have sufficient support.

The Department of Education began sending notices to employees that it plans to resume shrinking the department after the ...

California will receive nearly $1 billion in previously frozen federal education funds after the Trump administration ...

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Under the law, there's one person ultimately responsible for carrying out those directives: Education Secretary Linda McMahon. Her entire department will be required to mobilize its depleting ...

Data from the Education Department show the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon emphasized state-level education control as a nonpartisan priority, citing diverse needs across Republican and Democratic states.

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Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn has withdrawn her nomination to serve in the No. 2 spot in the Trump Education Department.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump's administration to resume dismantling the Department of Education, part of his bid to shrink the federal government's role ...

President Trump’s education policy reveals a contradiction: pushing to eliminate the Department of Education while expanding its duties—raising questions about strategy and impact.