Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday defended to House members the Trump administration’s request to cut 15 percent from her department’s budget. McMahon at times had contentious moments with members as she emphasized the request for a $12 billion cut as President Trump wants her to carry out the federal agency’s “final mission.

The Education Department said Thursday it is opening a civil rights investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia over the admissions policy at an elite, selective high school.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon, testifying before a House subcommittee on Wednesday, defended a 15.3% leaner budget from last year as part of the department's "final mission."

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) dismissed with prejudice an unprecedented $37.7 million fine against the largest Christian university in the United States following a years-long legal battle.

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon unveiled new federal grant priorities focused on evidence-based literacy, expanding education choice, and returning education control to the states. The proposed changes represent the fastest rollout of such priorities by a US education secretary in an administration’s first year.

When it comes to education, the United States under President Donald Trump increasingly looks a lot like Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Trump administration catapulted the U.S. Department of Education into uncertainty as it cut half the agency's workforce through voluntary separations, deferred resignations, and a reduction in force.