The U.S. Department of Education has become a large federal agency that interferes with decisions best made at the state and local levels. The department, created as part of a political deal, has ...

Organization charts obtained by USA TODAY indicate ... In the wake of a massive FAFSA outage, which happened shortly after the Education Department said it was cutting its staff in half, dozens ...

Katy Neas, CEO of The Arc, an organization advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, said the Department of Education has not only offered crucial oversight of school ...

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” that attempts to dismantle the Department of ...

The Department of Education has many different and varied responsibilities under its current formation and governs many ...

President Donald Trump could begin to dismantle the Department of Education via an executive order, but he would need congressional approval in order to officially abolish the agency. Trump is ...

The Trump administration issued an executive order directing the Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the department, eroding its ability to carry out the responsibilities ...

As part of the federal government's plan to gut the Department of Education, the agency cut half of its workforce, which could impact how it administers its student loan programs.

The Department of Education (ED) has come under scrutiny from President Donald Trump, who has argued its authority should be ...