3 claims about the Department of Education and what it really does
The Education Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering ...
‘Students will suffer harm’: Education Department’s civil rights office gutted by layoffs, closures
The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration ...
Education Department layoffs gut civil rights offices in Chicago, nationwide
At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...
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 ...
WA officials challenge Education Department firings
Still, the state's superintendent of public schools said there would be a “much bigger impact” if Congress or the executive ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Class-action suit filed against Education Department for alleged self-obstruction
The nonprofit Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the United States ...