New York City public school students didn't were absent from class, according to a report highlighted in the New York Post.

The Secretary of Education announced plans to reduce federal oversight and give more control to states and parents.

The Department of Education needs to be abolished to get kids learning again.

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

Without Congress, President Trump cannot dismantle the agency. No modern president has ever tried to unilaterally shut down a ...

Here is a look at some of the Education Department's key functions, and how Trump has said he might approach them.

Trump would direct Linda McMahon to take steps to close the department. "I want to bring schools back to the states," he said at the White House.

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, potentially reshaping ...

Cornerstone, Central Catholic and Trinity Lutheran schools could see increased enrollment, but it depends on state leaders ...

Connecticut senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal opposed the nomination of Linda McMahon, the WWE co-founder who ...

Linda McMahon, a former Senate candidate from Connecticut and GOP megadonor, will take the helm of the U.S. Department of ...

The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed ...