Education advocates, recently fired employees, and supporters are expected to gather Friday morning at the U.S. Department of ...

The Education Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering ...

Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown says the move to gut the department is illegal and will negatively impact ...

The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that’s seen ...

The Office for Civil Rights, through regional offices, investigated complaints against schools about discrimination, ...

Still, the state's superintendent of public schools said there would be a “much bigger impact” if Congress or the executive ...

The Department of Education announced significant layoffs this week, reducing its workforce by approximately half.

Washington — Staff at the Department of Education received a notice Tuesday instructing them to leave the building by 6 p.m. local time and informing them that all department offices in Washington, ...

The schools may be violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by partnering with an organization that gives doctoral students insight toward obtaining a Ph.D. but limits eligibility based on race.

Employees were told to leave the department's Washington, D.C., headquarters ahead of the layoffs and one-day building ...