Shuttering the agency is unlikely as it would require congressional approval and some Democratic votes to break the Senate ...

The president’s apparent strategy is attempting to eliminate the agency on his own authority, while asking Congress to finish ...

Tuesday’s announcement, affecting around 1,300 staff, is the next step in the Trump administration’s attempt to dramatically ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon affirmed late Tuesday that mass layoffs are the first step toward shuttering the Education Department — a long-time goal of President Trump’s since his time ...

Following through on a high-profile campaign promise to dismantle the US Department of Education, the Trump administration is ...

The Department of Education doesn't oversee school curriculums, but it does offer a range of services affecting millions of ...

After Congress established the Department of Education, the department's seven objectives in law are: Helping ensure access to equal educational opportunity for everyone. Support states, localities ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed his administration's efforts to lay off about half of the Education Department ...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said cutting the department's workforce nearly in half is a first step toward ...

Around 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and about 1,000 are in 10 regional offices across the ...

The U.S. Department of Education will cut half its staff under newly confirmed Secretary Linda McMahon to position the agency ...