That's about all we need," Trump said. But what does this mean for America's students? In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, the Department of Education building is shown in Washington, D.C.

By Arthur Jones II July 3, 2025, 6:07 AM 3:19 Sen. Elizabeth Warren conducts a special forum on the rising cost of education at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, on May 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Robert Knopes/UIG via Getty Images, FILE - PHOTO: In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, the Department of Education building is shown in Washington, D.C.

House Democrats were blocked from entering the Department of Education building in Washington, Feb. 7, 2025. (Fox News) ...

Since the Department of Education was formed by Congress in 1979, gutting it has been an enduring priority for the conservative movement. Ronald Reagan promised to shutter the year-old department ...

Protestors holding signs in front of the U.S. Department of Education building. The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to fire hundreds of Department of Education employees ...

A Former Department of Education Building Was Transformed Into the No. 1 Hotel in Australia for 2025 Hotels in Sydney and Auckland once again dominated this list for our annual "World’s Best ...

The first Department of Education comes into existence on March 2, 1867. It would be made up of one commissioner, three clerks and a small budget of $15,000 - roughly $300,000 today.

The U.S. Department of Education has hired a Project 2025 author whose chapter of the conservative policy document proposed dismantling the federal agency, phasing out Title I funding for schools ...

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Education to reinstate thousands of employees it fired in advancing President Donald Trump’s mission to eliminate the department.