Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to ...

The push to eliminate the federal Department of Education is likely to have an effect on Oklahoma's education system.

On Tuesday, Education Department officials said the agency’s workforce would be cut roughly in half, with over 1,300 workers ...

How mass buyouts and layoffs at Trump's U.S. Department of Education might impact millions of students, teachers and administrators.

If the department does fully shut down, student loans are not going away. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that the agency will continue to deliver funding mandated by law, which includes ...

An hours-long outage Wednesday on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the ...

How schools are regulated and funded is mainly up to the states, education advocates say. The federal ... department says. Helping students afford college through administering student aid ...

One major misconception held by many Americans is that the Education Department oversees school curriculums and learning, which are instead overseen by states ... for Federal Student Aid, or ...

Government website StudentAid.gov suffered an hours-long shortage Wednesday, delaying student loan and financial aid efforts. Federal Student Aid hosts the online applications for the Free Application ...

The agency provides billions of dollars in grants to states and schools for K-12, higher education and workforce training. It also oversees $1.6 trillion in federal student loans. The bulk of ...

"I appreciate the work of the dedicated public servants and their contributions to the Department. This is a significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system." ...