President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a ...

McMahon said the reductions are a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system.” ...

One thing we know for sure, however, is that the unnecessary department Jimmy Carter created in 1979 has flunked out. It ...

The Department of Education was created in 1979 by Jimmy Carter. Mr Trump says abolishing it will send education back to the states, but they already control most of what primary and secondary ...

Returning education to the states will help to ensure that our public education system better meets students' needs.

While some see it as a vital institution ensuring education access and quality, others say it’s an unnecessary bureaucracy ...

We're going to move into the states. The doors of the Department ... weakens us as the 50 United States, and you will once again have the haves and have nots. But some education experts say ...

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Trump and his education ...