3 claims about the Department of Education and what it really does
The Education Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering ...
Education Department cutting nearly half of workforce
The US Education Department said it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, according to senior agency officials, as ...
Nearly half of Department of Education staff will be eliminated imminently
Department of Education staff will receive “reduction in force" notices Tuesday, and nearly half of the staff will be ...
Department of Education investigating 60 colleges and universities over antisemitism claims
The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on Monday sent letters to 60 colleges and universities it says are ...
"The first step": Department of Education to lay off half of workforce, McMahon promises "shutdown"
The Department of Education announced that it was laying off half of its workforce on Tuesday, a move that Secretary of ...
Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Here's what the agency does.
The Department of Education doesn't oversee school curriculums, but it does offer a range of services affecting millions of ...
Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance
Since the 1860s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has collected and analyzed data on education across the ...
US Education Department to cut half its staff as Trump eyes its elimination
The terminations are part of the department's "final mission," it said in a press release, alluding to Trump's vow to eliminate the department.
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Trump and his education ...
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take ...
All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education
About 4,000 people worked for the Department of Education previously; following the cuts, roughly 2,000 workers remain there. The DOE is run by the Secretary of Education in the p ...
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon: Layoffs are 'first step' to remove 'bureaucratic bloat'
After the Trump administration announced significant staffing cuts at the Department of Education Tuesday ... "But what we did today was to take the first step, eliminating what I think is ...