While Trump has abolished other agencies by executive order, he can't end the Education Department on his own because Congress created it in statute.

This comes after the Dear Colleague Letter reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences ...

On Wednesday, March 12, the U.S. Department of Education announced significant staff reductions, cutting nearly half of its ...

The Mead School District is caught in a dilemma over conflicting federal and state policies. The district is questioning which directives to follow and has reached out ...

Amid President Trump's push against DEI, the Education Department has opened investigations into a diversity-related program ...

WASHINGTON — In her first hours as the new Education secretary, Linda McMahon wasted no time informing U.S. Education Department employees in an email titled “Our Department’s Final Mission” of her ...

Maine is one of 20 states suing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump to reverse layoffs at the ...

Several universities across Massachusetts and New England are the subject of new investigations launched under President ...

The schools under scrutiny include dozens of state schools and two Ivy Leagues. A number of private schools are also being ...

The U of A and more than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald ...

The Education Department is investigating University and dozens of other colleges under the Trump administration’s campaign ...

Good riddance as Trump moves to dismantle it. But what then?