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 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 agencies ...

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 Minnesota Department of Education will begin collecting that information from districts next summer. "The goal of the READ Act — it used to be read well by third grade, that children would ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota schools appear to be bouncing back from the pandemic with some positive numbers released by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) this week. The state agency ...

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) announced that it will not comply with President Donald Trump’s order to keep Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) out of K-12 schools. MDE ...

“Congress has promised to families that students with disabilities will have a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment and has specifically charged the Department of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Private schools are raising the alarm over Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed education budget, which cuts funding for nonpublic school transportation and educational materials in 2026.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ $20 billion average yearly payment into the Minnesota health care system makes the department far and away the largest annual federal grantor.

The U.S. Department of Education has long been a bureaucracy in search of a purpose − content to exist, expand, and entangle itself in matters better handled at the statehouse than the Capitol.

Abolition of the department does not mean getting rid of its essential functions. Trump should return the administration of education grant programs to a renewed Department of Health, Education, and ...

Federal education spending has seen dramatic increases over recent decades: In 2000, the department’s budget was $38 billion; By 2024, spending had climbed to $250.7 billion—a 649% increase ...