After the Department of Education gutted nearly 50% of its workforce, educators have expressed deep concern -- not only for ...

MIT is one of 45 schools facing a Department of Education investigation for allegedly engaging in race-exclusionary practices ...

The Education Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering ...

Amid layoffs and a plan by Trump to close the U.S. Department of Education, a new dawn for students is coming. Will it be ...

Current and former employees at the agency spoke with The Nation about the chaos as 1,300 people were laid off on Tuesday.

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Trump and his education ...

A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia alleges this week’s mass layoffs at ...

Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.

The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of ...

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

The Thursday lawsuit said laying off nearly 2,000 people at the department will hurt schools and universities across the ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including more federal layoffs and ...