Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to close the federal Education Department. But dismantling the agency wouldn't be easy.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon has argued that the government shutdown proves the Department of Education (ED) is not essential, noting that schools have remained open. Her remarks drew pushback ...

The Education Department is trying to use the government shutdown to further push for its own elimination.   From an effort ...

In its quest to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the Trump administration wants to let states police themselves when it comes to educating students with disabilities, a move many teachers ...

A vast majority of Americans do not believe the federal government should have control over education policy, according to a ...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off thousands of government employees, including nearly all of the workers in the Department of Education’s special ...

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has temporarily paused the Education Department's decision to lay off nearly everyone in its special education division. Judge Susan Illston in the Northern District of ...

The Trump administration laid off 466 employees from the U.S. Department of Education amid a government shutdown. These layoffs affected the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, ...

The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws. By Sarah Mervosh and Michael ...

Sweeping layoffs announced Friday by the Trump administration landed another body blow to the U.S. Department of Education, this time gutting the office responsible for overseeing special education, ...