A Brief History of Efforts to End the Department of Education
President Donald Trump is attempting to dismantle the Department of Education. His efforts are history repeating itself.
Will Razing the Education Department Imperil Girls?
I sat down with education advocates to discuss the Trump administration’s plans for the Education Department and how young women and girls enrolled in schools across the country could be affected by possibly shuttering the agency.
What Does the Education Department Do? A Look at the Agency Trump Wants to Cut.
President Trump says the Education Department should be ‘closed immediately.’ But even if the agency gets shuttered, its programs would likely continue in other departments.
What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?
Even as President Trump has vowed to close the Education Department, he has sought to use the agency’s powers. Dana Goldstein, a reporter covering education and families for The New York Times, describes what the department does and does not do.
Trump wants the Department of Education to be closed 'immediately.' Here's what shutting it down would mean.
Linda McMahon, Trump's education secretary pick, has her confirmation hearing on Thursday amid reports of plans to shut down the Education Department.
Trump's Education Secretary May Be Asked to Dismantle the Education Department. Here's What It Does
If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to “put herself out of a job.”
Department of Education warns that public schools must remove DEI policies or lose federal funding
The Department of Education is warning state education departments that they could lose federal funding unless they remove ...
DOGE rips through Education Department, cutting contracts, staff and grants
Contracts that are key to interpreting data about the American education system were cut as DOGE seeks to trim spending. Some ...
Impact of potential federal spending cuts could hit Georgia's education system
State lawmakers could be left to find solutions if the Trump Administration slashes federal government funding.
Dept of Education asks NCAA, high schools to erase records set by transgender athletes
The Department of Education has taken another step in advancing the Trump administration’s new transgender policy for sports ...
Linda McMahon faces confirmation hearing with fate of Education Department in limbo
Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before senators on Thursday.
Michigan Democratic lawmakers decry proposed Department of Education changes
A group of Democratic state lawmakers decried the Trump Administration's sweep on the U.S. Department of Education in a press conference on Feb. 14.
Paul Vallas: What would it mean if the US Department of Education is abolished?
Federal oversight by the U.S. Department of Education has often created bureaucratic obstacles rather than actually improving ...
Fact Check: Posts misidentify man blocking entry at US Education Department
South African tech expert Tobie Jansen van Rensburg, who said he has never even been to the United States, was falsely ...