Secretary of Education Linda McMahon took office last year proclaiming a new era in state authority over K-12 policy and encouraging states to seek flexibility from “burdensome” federal requirements ...

Warning signs are piling up that schools could experience more funding turbulence in the coming months, even though Congress recently approved a federal budget with no major education cuts. The Trump ...

Professors are seen to wield absolute power, and when this power inevitably takes a sinister turn, that corruption is presented as a mere symptom of academe’s deeper rot. This trope has a life beyond ...

The U.S. Education Department is set to lay off over 1,300 employees as part of an initiative to reduce its workforce by half, a move that aligns with President Donald Trump’s broader strategy to ...

Lawmakers and education advocates at Wednesday’s press conference also emphasized that the department has hired back some employees, and Congress rejected many proposed funding reductions at Education ...

The Education Department is laying off nearly 50% of its staff. Department officials announced the cuts on Tuesday, which raised questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations.