Shuttering the agency is unlikely as it would require congressional approval and some Democratic votes to break the Senate ...

The Vermont Senate voted Thursday 22-8 to confirm Zoie Saunders as education secretary, ending a yearlong saga over her appointment. “What she’s trying to do is provide the be ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Senate on Thursday confirmed Zoie Saunders as the state’s education secretary. Last year ...

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 ...

A coalition of 20 states has sued the Trump administration over plans to eliminate nearly half of the staff of the Education ...

The Senate pushed through Saunders' confirmation with a 22-8 vote, following her earlier approval by the Senate Education ...

For decades, Republicans wanted the U.S. Department of Education to be abolished as billions have been spent yet test scores ...

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

Amid layoffs and a plan by Trump to close the U.S. Department of Education, a new dawn for students is coming. Will it be bright or bleak?

ALBANY — New York is seeking to halt President Donald J. Trump’s plan to scale down and eliminate the federal Department of ...

They are strategic, internal-facing cuts that will not directly impact students and families,” a spokesperson for the ...