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 ...
Democratic states sue over dismantling of Education Department
The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.
‘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 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 ...
Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does
Since President Trump took office, staffing at the Education Department has been cut in half, and he has been mulling an ...
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 ...
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 ...
MIT faces Department of Education investigation for alleged ‘race-exclusionary’ discrimination
MIT is one of 45 schools facing a Department of Education investigation for allegedly engaging in race-exclusionary practices ...