Since the Department of Education was established in 1979, the cabinet-level agency operating under the executive branch has been at the center of debate over the federal government’s role in ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 09: The US Department of Education sign marks the entrance to the federal building housing the agency's headquarters on February 9, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J.

President Donald Trump inherited a U.S. Department of Education with 4,133 employees, according to the administration's own numbers. Nearly 600 workers have since chosen to leave, by resigning or ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Our Nation’s bright future relies on empowered families, engaged communities, and excellent educational opportunities for every child. Unfortunately, the experiment of ...

The Department of Education has been a source of political controversy since its creation in 1980 during Jimmy Carter's presidency. President Ronald Reagan, who was first elected that year, called for ...

Amid Donald Trump’s campaign to dismantle the Department of Education, a recent report from one of its most respected agencies, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, revealed that more than ...

After President Donald Trump's administration slashed half of the U.S. Department of Education's staff amid mass layoffs and buyouts, millions of students, parents, teachers, administrators and ...

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” that attempts to dismantle the Department of ...

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks at an event in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2022.