What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
Advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor students, those still learning English, ...
Are Schools Succeeding? Trump Education Department Cuts Could Make It Hard to Know.
At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and ...
Education Department Fires Over 1,300 Workers, Gutting its Staff
The Department of Education announced it was cutting about 2,000 staff members, seemingly the first step in fulfilling ...
Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance
Since the 1860s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has collected and analyzed data on education across the ...
Trump wants to dismantle the Department of Education. Here's what the agency does.
The Department of Education doesn't oversee school curriculums, but it does offer a range of services affecting millions of ...
Trump is dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what it does
President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the ...
NBC Los Angeles12h
All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education
After Congress established the Department of Education, the department's seven objectives in law are: Helping ensure access to equal educational opportunity for everyone. Support states, localities ...
U.S. Department of Education cuts have Illinois advocates worried
Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.