The Education Department is first and foremost a civil rights agency, protecting access to education for students with disabilities and students who have historically been underse ...

In fiscal 2024, when President Joe Biden was still in office and the federal government was running a $1.8 trillion deficit, ...

President Donald Trump's job isn't to employ as many bureaucrats as possible. It's to deliver effective and efficient ...

One Gaston County educator said he is heading into the school year with hope after the U.S. Department of Education unfroze ...

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

Nearly 1,400 department workers are being fired as part of a broad reduction-in-force (RIF) that began on March 11. Days ...

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is the target of a U.S. Department of Education investigation into whether two of its ...

United States Department of Education U.S. Department Education investigates CPS over Black Student Success Plan The complaint claims the CPS is using the program to discriminate on the basis of race.

The U.S. Department of Education should be shuttered, and essential functions should be woven into other existing government ...

The department acknowledges that "education is primarily a state and local responsibility in the United States," with about 92% of all school funding coming from non-federal sources.

The Department of Education sent letters to state education commissioners overseeing K-12 education agencies asking them to certify compliance with federal civil rights law. Linda McMahon is a co ...