The Department of Education was established in 1980 as a Cabinet-level agency by Congress, which has the sole power of ...

The lawsuit argues that since the Education Department was created (and funded) by Congress, it can only take an act of Congress to end it — not an executive order from the president.

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with former Education Secretary John B. King Jr. about the dismantling of the education department ...

The rights of Americans to self-determine how to educate their children — a hotly contested matter that stretches back to at ...

Advocates say dismantling the department puts financial aid at risk, and pulls resources for poor and disabled students.

Even Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who favors doing away with the U.S. Department of Education, is not sure what that will mean for ...

New federal requirements have sparked concerns over voter access and states' rights to manage their own elections.

Trump’s executive order forces removal of ‘improper ideology’ at Smithsonian museums to promote ‘American greatness’: Live - ...

A week after Donald Trump signed an executive order to turn more responsibility for schools over to states, his administration is targeting California over its education policies. On Thursday, Trump’s ...

Several blue cities across the country are gearing up for Trans Day of Visibility on March 31 with events and protests planned against President Trump's executive orders.

Over the last decade, many of the stories I've heard from K-12 teachers have been both shocking and sad: Back-to-school ...