The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...

The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.

The United States Department of Education said Friday that has opened investigations into seven universities that are being ...

ALBANY — New York is seeking to halt President Donald J. Trump’s plan to scale down and eliminate the federal Department of ...

President Donald Trump announced recently that roughly half of the Education Department's staff was being cut, amid his ...

The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s ...

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more ...

The administration "cannot dismantle the Department of Education," several states argued in a new lawsuit claiming ...

President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a ...

Long Island educators, parents and students worry that the staff cuts could impact special education and student loans.

The department is also terminating leases on buildings in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago and Cleveland.

Twenty states are challenging the Trump administration’s layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an ...