The U.S. Department of Education has long been a bureaucracy in search of a purpose − content to exist, expand, and entangle itself in matters better handled at the statehouse than the Capitol.

T he U.S. Department of Education is swamp politics at its finest: create a bureaucracy without a clear purpose, let it grow unchecked, and then stir up panic at the suggestion of reining it in.

Hageman said the Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.” About 71% of the $200 billion budget in 2024 went to college ...

The president's detailed budget, released Friday, proposes eliminating dozens of programs as part of a nearly $13 billion cut.

Republican Senators take action to eliminate U.S. Department of Education and introduce bill to companion President Donald Trump's March executive order.

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday that it is labeling June as "Title IX Month" to honor the 53rd anniversary of the historic law.

The U.S. Department of Education is headed for some major changes, with the department cutting its workforce by nearly 50% as the Trump administration proceeds with its plans to dismantle the agency.

Many of the agency’s offices and programs are codified in federal law, raising questions about how much McMahon can reduce the department without Congress. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has ...

US Education Dept Investigates UC Berkeley's Foreign Funding Disclosures (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley's foreign ...

CONCORD, N.H. – In a major development in the lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s February 14, 2025, Dear Colleague Letter and its April 3, 2025, Certification Requirement, the ...