President Trump's executive order on Thursday starting the process of dismantling the Department of Education could throw federal student loan programs into disarray and lead to frustration for ...

In a controversial move, President Donald Trump is taking steps to fulfill one of his campaign promises: dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Trump just signed an executive order designed ...

The U.S. Department of Education has become a large federal agency that interferes with decisions best made at the state and local levels. The department, created as part of a political deal ...

Around half the Education Department's staff was let go this month One former worker says way they were treated is 'unconscionable' Trump aims to ax department altogether but can't without ...

We have limited our analysis to immediate and verifiable consequences. While pundits on all political sides might use hypotheticals, misinformation, or noble goals to justify shutting it down or ...

The feeling was almost palpable in the crisp spring air on Friday as Nikki Churchwell exited the U.S. Department of Education headquarters. She’d been slotted to clean out her office on the ...

The administration has slashed about 50% of the department's workforce. Dozens of emotional Department of Education employees took part in a final "clap-out" in Washington, D.C., after losing jobs ...

Federal officials Thursday started an investigation into the California Department of Education over a controversial gender notification law the state passed last summer, asserting that it ...

The Department of Education announced Thursday that it is revoking waivers granted to colleges in California and Oregon to tap into federal funds to offer services to undocumented immigrants, through ...

The U.S. Education Department reopened online applications Wednesday for income-driven repayment plans for student loan borrowers. The applications had been taken down in response to a February ...

State education officials nationwide say the U.S. Department of Education is blocking access to tens of millions of dollars meant for K-12 schools—an issue exacerbated by the Trump ...

The U.S. Department of Education has emerged as an aggressive enforcer of President Donald Trump’s social agenda, moving quickly and publicly to investigate school districts, colleges and ...