The Education Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering ...

Democratic representative Marilyn Lands said Alabama can’t afford to lose any education dollars in this process. “I hope and ...

There is both concern and outrage from the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and there's worry about cuts to funding next.

The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC News. The "reduction in force" notices began to go out at about 6 p.m.

The United States Department of Education was officially created by Congress during the Carter Administration.

As a scholar of educational policy and the balance of federal and state roles in American education, I believe that understanding the department and its leader’s responsibilities is especially ...

Eli Crane's bill on underground border crossings clears the US House The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has a role in protecting students from discrimination prohibited by ...

WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed as the U.S. secretary of education Monday night by a party line vote of 51-45.

"This is a one-time offer in advance of a very significant Reduction in Force for the US Department of Education," Jacqueline Clay, a chief human capital officer, said in the email. Clay ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- In an apparent reversal on Thursday, the White House has pulled the signing of the executive order to dissolve the Department of Education, according to ABC News.

The recent layoffs at the Department of Education have severely impacted the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), ...