In short, the U.S. Department of Education’s role in the support for and oversight of public schools is essential.

A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing troves of ...

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A federal judge on Monday blocked the government downsizing team created by President Donald Trump and spearheaded by ...

The Department of Education was created by Congress in 1979 to track, manage and coordinate education programs and procedures ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to ...

President Andrew Johnson signed the first official Department of Education into law. Although it was not a cabinet level ...

Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding ...

Trump Administration making strides to either shrink or eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Here's how Louisiana ...

Ordinarily, the president does not have the authority to close parts of the federal government that have been established by ...

FILE PHOTO: An American flag and a tattered U.S. Department of Education flag fly outside the federal office building, amid ...