Judge blocks dismantling of Education Department, reinstates hundreds of workers Schools welcomed the decision, which will bring back droves of staffers on which they rely to deliver key services.

The Department of Education, which did not respond to a message seeking comments about cuts to NCES, has pointed to the agency's findings in recent weeks. On Jan. 29, ...

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.

In the business world, companies that spend billions without achieving measurable success collapse. In government, there is no accountability for agencies like the Department of Education.

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 ...

According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another 600 employees have accepted voluntary resignations or retired.

The U.S. Department of Education — which has long exemplified the sunk-cost fallacy with past investments motivating continued spending — faces possible closure as the Trump administration ...

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 ...

This idea is as old as the U.S. Department of Education itself. Bill Bennett tried to ‘voucherize’ Title 1 and everyone since then has shied away from the idea.

The Education Department does not run schools. That's up to individual states and local school districts. The agency reporting to the U.S. president, however, oversees federal education funding ...

Mass layoffs are hitting the Department of Education on Wednesday as the Trump administration continues its deep cuts to the federal workforce.. The department will be closed for the day, and ...

Donald Trump appears to be nearing a long-touted executive order to abolish the Department of Education. Here is what the agency does for US schools.