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 ...

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

Experts say the move will inflate class sizes and take away special education services for students with disabilities.

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

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

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

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

President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job.” ...

Less than two months into President Trump’s second term, the country’s education system has seen profound change. Here’s what to expect in the coming months.

McMahon said the reductions are a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system.” ...

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

President Trump's administration plans to downsize the federal education department, which could have ramifications across ...