House Dems barred from entering Education Department as rumors swirl its next on Trump’s chopping block
WASHINGTON — A handful of House Democrats were barred from entering the Department of Education’s DC headquarters Friday, ...
White House preparing executive order to abolish the Education Department
President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.
UC students sue education department over DOGE’s access to private financial aid data
California students sue Education Dept. over fears of Musk's access to loan data as congress members hold D.C. protest.
Dozens of Education Department workers are put on leave over Trump’s anti-DEI order
A labor union for federal workers says dozens of employees at the U.S. Education Department have been put on paid ...
President Trump says he wants his education secretary to 'put herself out of a job'
President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday he wants Linda McMahon, his education secretary nominee, to put herself "out of ...
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How the Department of Education came into existence
The Department of Education was created in 1979, but its origins date back much farther. Take us back to post-Civil War, when ...
Why America’s first Department of Education didn’t last
The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...