Does America want to be a unified country or merely a confederation of states with vastly different rules, standards, and ...

The Department of Education doesn't oversee school curriculums, but it does offer a range of services affecting millions of ...

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

Diverting billions from our children to pay for tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy short-changes everyone.

Trump's cuts to the Department of Education are part of a nearly long crusade by conservative Christian groups.

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

Amid layoffs and a plan by Trump to close the U.S. Department of Education, a new dawn for students is coming. Will it be bright or bleak?

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.

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

"I appreciate the work of the dedicated public servants and their contributions to the Department. This is a significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system." ...

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 ...