The move inches Trump closer to his goal of shuttering the department. The Department of Education on Tuesday announced six interagency agreements that would transfer some of its offices to other ...

Responsibilities for K-12 and college programs, among others, will be moved to other federal agencies. By Michael C. Bender The Trump administration announced on Tuesday an aggressive plan to continue ...

Susan Popkin has a brother-in-law who was kept out of traditional education until high school. David Bateman has a brother-in-law who couldn’t enroll for the first 17 years of his life. These stories ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union ...

The U.S. Department of Education announced a partnership Wednesday with more than 40 conservative organizations to create programming around civics aimed at the celebration of the 250th anniversary of ...

Education has been and can continue to be at the center of global poverty reduction The world economy has experienced a remarkable transformation over the past four decades. Global GDP per capita ...

The full consequences of dismantling or shutting down several functions of the Department of Education remain unclear, and many uncertainties persist. However, one certainty is that the proposal will ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Our Nation’s bright future relies on empowered families, engaged communities, and excellent educational opportunities for every child. Unfortunately, the experiment of ...

Data reviewed by ABC News contradict dubious claims by Trump. As the U.S. Department of Education shrinks following massive layoffs at the agency, President Donald Trump and his allies continue to ...

The Trump administration issued an executive order directing the Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the department, eroding its ability to carry out the responsibilities ...

Washington — Staff at the Department of Education received a notice Tuesday instructing them to leave the building by 6 p.m. local time and informing them that all department offices in Washington, ...

President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a powerful point of unity between the factions of his party. By Michael C. Bender ...