The United States Department of Education has revealed its plans to lay off nearly half of its staff. These lay-offs are part of a dramatic downsizing directed by US President Donald Trump, led by ...

The US Department of Education is set to revamp special needs programs, prioritizing personalized learning and family ...

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

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

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

On Tuesday night, the 1.8 million-member AFT sued the United States Department of Education for denying borrowers access to loan payments and blocking progress towards Public Service Loan ...

The United States Department of Education announced Friday that it will release the entirety of the $137 million in frozen ...

The agency must establish two new student loan repayment plans and set up new borrowing limits for graduate students.

The department is a cabinet-level agency that oversees the national education policy of the US. It was formed in 1979 by Congress, prompted by former Democratic President Jimmy Carter.