NBC New York8d
What does the Department of Education do? Its role and the push to abolish it
A key Education Department responsibility is distributing federal funds, such as Pell Grants for college students and ...
NBC Los Angeles2d
All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education
The layoffs were the first step toward getting rid of the department altogether, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in an ...
Department of Education lays off nearly 50% of its workforce
The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC News. The "reduction in force" notices began to go out at about 6 p.m.
USA Today8d
What is the U.S. Education Department and why does Trump want to get rid of it?
They view the agency's existence as bureaucratic overreach and believe education is better left to the states ... Many ...
WA officials challenge Education Department firings
Still, the state's superintendent of public schools said there would be a “much bigger impact” if Congress or the executive ...
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take ...
'Pretext for the president': States say Trump 'dismantling' Department of Education from within via staffing cuts is an 'unlawful violation of the separation of powers'
"The Executive thus can neither outright abolish an agency nor incapacitate it by cutting away the personnel required to ...
What the Department of Education layoffs could mean for student loan borrowers: 'This will only make things worse,' activist says
President Donald Trump's administration is downsizing the Department of Education. Some experts say that may cause trouble ...