On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: Recent moves by President Donald Trump and his administration could signal the beginning of the end for the nearly 50-year-old Department of Education ...

Workers at the Department of Education have cried foul as the Trump administration has moved to pare it down. AP. That assessment is used to gauge how students across the country are performing in ...

The Department of Education, established in 1979, seeks to improve coordination of federal education programs and support state and local school systems, according to its website.

What's next for the Education Department after Trump orders its closure 05:08. Washington — President Trump announced the signing of an executive order that would begin the process of ...

Topline. The Trump administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education was halted in court Thursday, as a federal judge blocked the government’s efforts to move its operations to other ...

Ad Policy. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2025. (Andrew Thomas / Getty) This story was produced for ...

The department also provides 13.6% of funding for public K-12 education, according to the Education Data Initiative, sending funding streams that include Title I—which describes federal ...

The Trump Administration has already slashed the Education Department's staff in half, dismissing employees tasked with managing $1.6 trillion in student loan debt.

Offices in major cities including San Francisco, New York, Cleveland, Boston, Chicago and Dallas have shuttered, and the three U.S. Department of Education buildings in D.C. will eventually be ...

Former Education Department officials spoke with FedScoop about those concerns, including the future of data collection, retention and dissemination; the lack of transition plans in place; disruptions ...

The death knell is sounding for the Department of Education—and progressives aren’t happy. If predictions hold true, the Department of Education may be in its final days. Indeed, sources ...

The Department of Education is paying us not to work. We would rather be working. by Bradley D. Custer, opinion contributor - 06/24/25 9:30 AM ET.