Without the department, advocates worry the federal government would not look out in the same way for poor students, those ...

The Trump administration is working to shrink the Department of Education, and the impact goes beyond public schools. Student loan borrowers are dealing with a different set of rules for repayment now ...

While federal leaders had promised there will be little to no changes to how student loans and grants are handled, some ...

The U.S. Department of Education has laid off 1,300 employees, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%. Education Secretary ...

The Department of Education announced it was laying off employees as part of an effort to halve the agency's staff.

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

Around 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and about 1,000 are in 10 regional offices across the ...

Donald Trump's Department of Education said Tuesday it was slashing its staff numbers by almost half, the opening gambit in a ...

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced Tuesday that as part of the Department of Education's "final mission" it would ...

The Department of Education under President Trump initiated sweeping layoffs Tuesday night, sending “reduction in force” ...

The Department of Education on Tuesday sent out a notice notifying employees that all offices in the Washington, DC area ...

Roughly 1,300 Education Department staffers received layoff notices Tuesday, a Trump administration official said.