3 claims about the Department of Education and what it really does
As the U.S. Department of Education shrinks following massive layoffs at the agency, President Donald Trump and his allies ...
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 ...
Why Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department
President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Class-action suit filed against Education Department for alleged self-obstruction
The nonprofit Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the United States ...
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take ...
Fired Education Department worker: 'We got the sense that we were disposable.'
In the Department of Government Efficiency's latest efforts to cut federal costs, some 1,315 Education Department employees were affected by the "reduction in force" notices, leaving 2,183, according ...