3 claims about the Department of Education and what it really does
As the U.S. Department of Education shrinks following massive layoffs at the agency, President Donald Trump and his allies continue to make dubious claims about the agency and education in the country.
Asked if U.S. Needs Education Department, Its Head Says ‘No’
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that President Trump intended to sign an executive order aimed at closing her department. The agency cannot be closed without approval from Congress.
Trump can't erase the Education Department with an executive order. Here's why.
While Trump has abolished other agencies by executive order, he can't end the Education Department on his own because Congress created it in statute.
Democratic states sue over dismantling of Education Department
The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.
Department of Education Rocked by Layoffs: Will It Be Abolished?
President Donald Trump announced recently that roughly half of the Education Department's staff was being cut, amid his contentious plans to axe the department altogether.
We don’t need no Education (Department)
Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire President Donald Trump began making good on his campaign promise to close the U.
'This is an evisceration': Department of Education fires nearly half its staff
Democratic state attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over cuts to the Department of Education. President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten joins Alex Witt to react to the changes and to share how it will impact students.
US Dept. of Education investigating Duke as part of sweeping anti-DEI changes under Trump
The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it has opened an investigation into Duke University for allegedly violating ...
Ford joins 20 attorneys general to sue Trump over U.S. Education Department layoffs
The lawsuit alleges the layoffs are so severe the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory ...
More than 60 Texas workers laid off in U.S. Department of Education mass layoffs: records
The mass layoffs, which halved the U.S. Education Department's workforce, resulted in dozens of Texas-based employees to lose ...
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What does the Department of Education do? Its role and the push to abolish it
The Education Department does not run schools. That's up to individual states and local school districts. The agency ...
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California, other states sue to halt massive layoffs at US Department of Education
Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to ...
Trump administration says Education Department cuts will help transfer oversight to states
Despite the layoffs, the Department of Education said in a news release that it “will continue to deliver on all statutory ...
US education department investigates OU-Tulsa medical school for 'race-based scholarships'
The federal office is investigating the Oklahoma school for for alleged "race-based scholarships and race-based segregation." ...
U.S. Education Department says it is cutting nearly half of all staff
According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another 600 employees have accepted voluntary resignations or retired.
US Department of Education opens Title VI investigation into University of Kentucky
The U.S. Department of Education announced investigations into 45 higher education institutions for alleged civil rights ...
Towson University named in DEI investigation launched by U.S. Department of Education
Towson University was named among a slew of institutions in a DEI investigation launched by the U.S. Department of Education.
What the Department of Education layoffs could mean for student loan borrowers: ‘This will only make things worse,' activist says
President Donald Trump’s administration is downsizing the Department of Education. Some experts say that may cause trouble ...