The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...

A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its mandated ...

The former secretary of education says Congress should control of federal funds for schools back to the states.

The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education on Friday said its office for civil rights is investigating 45 ...

The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including more federal layoffs and ...

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more ...

The Thursday lawsuit said laying off nearly 2,000 people at the department will hurt schools and universities across the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping layoffs across the ...