Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, said she “wholeheartedly” agrees with his plan to abolish the federal agency.   The statement came in response to

Changes are coming to the Department of Education under the Trump administration and whether it closes or is significantly downsized, its role in defending civil rights for students could be weakened.

U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence.

The Department of Education has launched a Title IX investigation into two athletic associations allegedly ignoring Trump and allowing trans athletes compete against girls and women.

The Department of Education closed applications for Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans and loan consolidation applications in response to a federal court blocking parts of student loan repayment plans.

Here’s where things currently stand with the Department of Education, and what student loan borrowers and prospective college students should know.

Such reports reinforce a policy priority from Project 2025, proposed by the Heritage Foundation, which boldly suggested that the federal Department of Education should be eliminat

The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before senators on Thursday.

The Department of Education has imposed one-size-fits-all mandates that burden local schools with administrative red tape. These top-down policies strip power from parents and communities,

Public schools and universities in Massachusetts and across the U.S. have less than two weeks to scrub their curriculums and outside contracts of any diversity, equity and inclusion policies or

U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence. Like other U.S. agencies, the Department of Education's budget is determined by Congress,