A coalition of states that sued months ago to stop mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education is now also challenging ...

Multiple interagency agreements signal key step toward Trump’s hopes of dismantling federal agency.

President Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon have spent the first year of the second Trump administration working ...

On November 18, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it will reassign some of the Department of Education’s key programs, including ...

Lawmakers and student leaders say shifting major Education Department programs to other federal departments after deep ...

Disability advocates are challenging the Trump administration's steps to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, arguing ...

The U.S. Department of Education during the government shutdown has sent layoff notices to 465 staff members across six of the agency’s 17 primary offices. Affected workers include virtually the ...

Six new deals shift major Education Department programs to other agencies. Here’s what it means for school funding, special ed and student aid.

Leaders of the nation’s two largest teacher unions characterized the restructuring as a betrayal of students and families.

Some Republican lawmakers also want to ensure the federal government meets its legal obligations to students with disabilities as President Donald Trump seeks to shutter the agency.

Ever since the U.S. Department of Education was established more than 40 years ago, Republicans have vowed to eliminate it.

Advocates are concerned that the Trump administration's changes to the Department of Education will hurt students with disabilities. Credit: Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images The ...