3 claims about the Department of Education and what it really does
As the U.S. Department of Education shrinks following massive layoffs at the agency, President Donald Trump and his allies ...
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...
Why Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department
President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a ...
Federal student loan site down Wednesday, a day after layoffs gutted Education Department
Hundreds of users reported FAFSA outages to Downdetector starting midday Wednesday, saying they were having trouble ...
Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance
Since the 1860s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has collected and analyzed data on education across the ...
America's post-Department of Education landscape: What would it look like?
Amid layoffs and a plan by Trump to close the U.S. Department of Education, a new dawn for students is coming. Will it be ...
Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, ...
Democratic Attorneys General Sue Over Gutting of Education Department
The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more ...
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California, other states sue to halt massive layoffs at US Department of Education
Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to ...
All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education
After Congress established the Department of Education, the department's seven objectives in law are: Helping ensure access to equal educational opportunity for everyone. Support states, localities ...