Despite the layoffs, the Department of Education said in a news release that it “will continue to deliver on all statutory ...

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

At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...

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

The lawsuit alleges the layoffs are so severe the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory ...

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

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Friday claim the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill its mandated ...

Hundreds of users reported FAFSA outages to Downdetector starting midday Wednesday, saying they were having trouble ...

A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s layoffs across the Education Department, ...

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to ...

It also shuttered its Dallas office, laying off 27 employees; and terminated equal opportunity specialists in Fort Worth, ...

Employees were told to leave the department's Washington, D.C., headquarters ahead of the layoffs and one-day building ...