Of the 4,133 Education Department staff members Trump inherited, 259 accepted the deferred “fork in the road” resignations, 313 accepted separation payments of $25,000, 63 probationary employees were ...

Indiana Republican Senator Jim Banks said Wednesday that he wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education and send the ...

The US Department of Education announced that it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, with hundreds being laid off ...

Borrowers are wondering what will happen to their loans and repayment plans if President Trump closes the Department of Education.

The Department of Education's mass layoffs on Tuesday affected some 1,315 employees -- including civil servants around the country.

McMahon argued that Trump is not taking education away from children, but rather taking “the bureaucracy out of education” to give states more money.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon affirmed late Tuesday that mass layoffs are the first step toward shuttering the Education Department — a longtime goal of President Trump’s since his time ...

Three state governors, all former educators, derided the decision to terminate nearly half the federal agency's workforce.

Ed Trust Midwest Director of Policy and Research Jen DeNeal joins The Metro to explain the important work the Department of ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) assured that Congress is “fully in support” of Education Secretary Linda McMahon‘s efforts to eliminate her department at the request of President Donald ...

Indiana Republican Senator Jim Banks said Wednesday that he wants to abolish the U.S. Department of Education and send the ...

The possible loss of federal education money could affect low-income students, teacher recruitment and help for disabled ...