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 ...
Trump administration says Education Department cuts will help transfer oversight to states
Despite the layoffs, the Department of Education said in a news release that it “will continue to deliver on all statutory ...
Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of ...
Fired Education Department worker: 'We got the sense that we were disposable.'
In the Department of Government Efficiency's latest efforts to cut federal costs, some 1,315 Education Department employees ...
Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.
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 ...
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
Advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor students, those still learning English, ...
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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 ...