Democrats have denounced Trump’s proposal to close the department as placing added burdens on rural states and students.

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed billionaire and former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon as the ...

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction received more than one billion dollars in federal funding for the 2024-25 ...

As President Donald Trump prepares to order the dismantling of the Department of Education, the financial arm of the agency – ...

The Trump administration has signaled it wants to dismantle the Department of Education, returning much of the agency’s power to the states. The idea – expected to be done through Executive Order but ...

While an executive order didn't come down as expected Thursday, the education community is bracing for more cuts to key ...

The GOP-controlled Senate approved former wrestling industry executive Linda McMahon as the next secretary of the Education Department.

If the Department of Education is dismantled, as some Republican lawmakers are hoping to do, public school K-12 educators ...

The decision of whether to abolish the department is one that only Congress can make," said Sen. Susan Collins, the chamber's top appropriator.

Completely eliminating the Education Department would require congressional approval and 60 votes in the Senate, which is unlikely given the current makeup.

Washington — President Trump is expected to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda ... no," Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "I want to bring the schools ...

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that seeks to "significantly reduce the size of government" through Elon ...