Democratic states sue over dismantling of Education Department
The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.
U.S. Department of Education slashes staff
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said cutting the department's workforce nearly in half is a first step toward ...
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Is the Future of American Education at Risk? Linda McMahon’s Bold Agenda Sparks National Upheaval
With the Senate’s narrow confirmation vote on March 3, Linda McMahon officially became the 13th Secretary of Education, ...
Pennsylvania education advocates say Department of Education cuts will hurt vulnerable students
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced on Tuesday that the Department of Education will cut its workforce by nearly ...
Education Dept launches widespread civil rights probe: A look at what the agency does as Trump eyes shutdown
The Education Department deals with managing loans, financial aid and some funding, but does not develop curriculum or accredit schools.
All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education
About 4,000 people worked for the Department of Education previously; following the cuts, roughly 2,000 workers remain there. The DOE is run by the Secretary of Education in the p ...
Trump guts the Department of Education, making discrimination complaints ‘virtually impossible’ to resolve
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. With a mass email sharing what it called “difficult news,” ...
Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Saying the Trump ...