The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...
Since President Trump took office, staffing at the Education Department has been cut in half, and he has been mulling an ...
The day after the U. S. Department of Education laid off more than 1,000 workers — slashing nearly half its staff — local ...
At least 800 education department research employees and outside partners have lost jobs. The cuts will decimate research and ...
Around 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and about 1,000 are in 10 regional offices across the ...
Advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor students, those still learning English, ...
Since the 1860s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has collected and analyzed data on education across the ...
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 ...