The Department of Education doesn't oversee school curriculums, but it does offer a range of services affecting millions of ...

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

While K-12 curricula is largely under the purview of local governments, the Department of Education plays a supporting role in K-12 school through funding. The agency also oversees colleges to ...

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 ...

The United States Department of Education was officially created by Congress during the Carter Administration.

equity and inclusion policies or risk losing federal funding. A letter from the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights was sent to the departments of education in all 50 states ...

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the Department of Education put state education departments on notice Friday, threatening to revoke federal funding for public schools and ...

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

President Donald Trump is considering signing an executive order dismantling the federal Department of Education ... and ...

The Department of Education sends about $275M in funding to Rhode Island for various initiatives. Totally abolishing the department requires Congress, but Trump could still weaken the agency.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kristy Hedler, mother of a son with Down syndrome, about what eliminating the Department of Education would mean for kids who receive special education services.