The Education Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering ...

Americans can look at stagnating student test scores and know that something isn't right at the Department of Education.

On March 11, news came that 50% of the Department of Education was set to be laid off—part of its “final mission,” according ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Tuesday that large-scale staffing cuts at her department are a step toward ending its ...

was sworn in as the new secretary of education and quickly sent a memo to department workers claiming that they would be carrying out its "final mission." Although the executive order from last week ...

The Education Department is the main conduit for federal aid to public K-12 schools and a major lender to college students.

Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for the Department of Education to be closed down, but his ability to do ...

The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon delivered a message at the House Democrats' press conference on nonpartisanship when it ...

The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday it would lay off nearly half its staff as part of its “final mission” as the Trump administration follows through on plans to shut down the ...

The 40-plus employees laid off in the Cleveland office were a part of the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights.