Former Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel warns Democrats have lost voters' trust on education and must refocus on fundamentals.

Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says many of its core operations will continue in the shutdown kicking off Wednesday.

Education advocates are biting their nails as the government shutdown begins.  A contingency plan for the Education Department has been put in place, with 95 percent of its staffers furloughed,

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -On a warm September day in the courtyard of a San Francisco senior living community, a dozen residents shake their hips and throw their hands in the air to the beat of,

The government shutdown means further disruption for the US Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid off by the Trump administration.

The longer a federal shutdown lasts, the harder it will be for local school districts, universities and the federal Education Department to provide services. In the short term, most in the