Is RFK Jr. about to get the special ed portfolio? Trump admin mulls a change

The potential move would represent one of the most significant steps yet in President Trump's bid to decrease the Education Department's influence.

No Education Department? No Problem, Trump’s Education Secretary Says.

The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to ...
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How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America

In March, Trump signed an executive order to begin shutting down the Department of Education, though it would take an act of ...

Trump moves closer to eliminating Education Department amid shutdown

The prolonged government shutdown is helping the Trump administration advance its goal of closing the Department of Education ...

This Day in History: U.S. Department of Education created on Oct. 17, 1979

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - President Jimmy Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act on Oct. 17, 1979. The ...

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Hundreds of Wikipedia editors from across North America will convene in Manhattan to debate and share knowledge.

Trump administration’s layoffs would gut department overseeing special education, eliminating parents’ last resort

All children have the right to an adequate education. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services helps ...

Parents of children with disabilities worry as Education Department shrinks

Parents of children with disabilities are growing increasingly worried as the Education Department shrinks and mechanisms for accountability seem harder to find. The department laid off ...