KEY TAKEAWAYS In her confirmation hearing, Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of ...

Linda McMahon, Trump's education secretary pick, has her confirmation hearing on Thursday amid reports of plans to shut down ...

Many conservatives want to use the department to advance “anti-woke” policies and understand that harnessing its power can ...

However, the department does provide federal dollars to California, investigate complaints of discrimination involving California schools and students, and oversee federal student loans—loans that ...

Florida schools may face changes in funding and programs if the Department of Education is dissolved. Here's what that could ...

Dismantling ED would be devastating for the country’s children from their earliest years of learning through graduation ...

A range of English learner programs and funding sources are under threat if Trump dismantles the Department of Education.

It was the fourth agency this week that federal employees blocked congressional Democrats from entering amid a push to shutter government agencies and dramatically cut the federal work force.

Closing the department has been an off-and-on Republican goal since it was created in 1979. During his campaign, Trump repeatedly promised to “return” responsibility for education to the ...

Could borrowers see their debts wiped out if the DOE ceases to exist, or would they simply find themselves under new ...