Current and former employees at the agency spoke with The Nation about the chaos as 1,300 people were laid off on Tuesday.

The attorneys general of 20 Democratic states hit the Trump administration with a lawsuit over recent cuts to the Department ...

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

President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon are determined to dismantle the Department of Education.

The Thursday lawsuit said laying off nearly 2,000 people at the department will hurt schools and universities across the ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is downsizing the Department of Education. Some experts say that may cause trouble ...

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

A group of 21 attorneys general led by New York's Letitia James Thursday sued the Trump administration in an effort to halt ...

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

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

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

The plan to fire about 1,378 employees will undermine the Education Department’s ability to perform work mandated by federal ...