The Department of Education's History Shows It is Essential
Such reports reinforce a policy priority from Project 2025, proposed by the Heritage Foundation, which boldly suggested that the federal Department of Education should be eliminat
US Department of Education: Budget, employees and why Trump wants it shut down
U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence.
Inside the effort to dismantle the Department of Education
The Trump administration has cut Education Department spending by hundreds of millions of dollars over the past few weeks. What does that mean for the department's future?
A Brief History of Efforts to End the Department of Education
President Donald Trump is attempting to dismantle the Department of Education. His efforts are history repeating itself.
How DOGE Could Take Down the Department of Education
Though some of the department’s programs are almost certain to continue—such as federal student aid and specialized K-12 funding—DOGE could feasibly cut billions more in spending and set the stage for Congress to abolish the department altogether. These targeted missions will, in theory, create permission for larger actions in the future.
The Education Department waiting game
It’s a familiar slash-and-burn tale as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team sweeps through the Education Department, and there’s still one more shoe to drop: the formal executive order to dismantle the agency.
Explainer-Why Trump wants the US Department of Education shut down
U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence. Like other U.S. agencies, the Department of Education's budget is determined by Congress,
What Happens to My Student Loans if the Department of Education Is Eliminated?
Borrowers should prepare for a rocky road ahead if the agency closes. But experts say it won't happen overnight.
‘Acting’ like leaders at the Department of Education
The Department of Education may only have "acting" officials in place, but those leaders are shaking up an agency in desperate need of reform.
Kids’ disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
Tylisa Guyton of Taylor, Michigan, filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights on Jan. 20 over her 16-year-old son’s ...
How will Louisiana schools be impacted if the Department of Education is cut?
Trump Administration making strides to either shrink or eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Here's how Louisiana ...
Residents, students lobby school board amid Department of Education uncertainty
Around 40 Sarasota County students and residents rallied outside the school board chambers to ask the board to protect ...
Department of Education contract cuts spur ‘chaos and confusion’
More than a billion dollars of government contracts at the Department of Education has been cut, a move the Trump ...
Fired Education Department workers speak out
Terminated employees of the Education Department are sorting through the aftermath of a Trump administration crackdown on ...
5 Big Department Of Education Updates, And What Student Loan Borrowers Should Know
Here’s where things currently stand with the Department of Education, and what student loan borrowers and prospective college ...
NC native Linda McMahon moves closer to leading Department of Education
A Senate committee approved of President Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education. She ...
U.S. Department of Education opens investigation into CIF over transgender policy
CIF has said it plans to continue following California law regarding transgender athletics participation despite President ...