While thought to be a “lame duck,” the embattled federal agency remains a major player in crafting U.S. policy.

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon took office last year proclaiming a new era in state authority over K-12 policy and encouraging states to seek flexibility from “burdensome” federal requirements ...

An Education Department spokeswoman said the FY 2026 appropriations bill “does not preclude the department" from moving core programs to other agencies.

The U.S. Department of Education is initiating an investigation into the New Richmond School District. In a press release, ...

Idaho lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday declaring state support for eliminating the federal Department of Education ...

Dozens of high school students are gathered in Washington, D.C. for an intensive week spent getting an in-depth view of the ...

Kirsten Baesler, then North Dakota's schools superintendent, talks to the press on May 8, 2015, at the state capitol in Bismarck. Baesler, now the assistant secretary of elementary and secondary ...

The Education Department stopped monitoring calls between servicers and borrowers and reviewing borrower data for accuracy, watchdog finds.

Student loan borrowers filed a new lawsuit accusing the Education Department of refusing to follow federal law, a dispute with immediate consequences for repayment and relief. Plaintiffs and advocates ...

Start your morning with The National News Desk as Jan Jeffcoat sits down with a former member of the Iraqi Task Force, Mark ...

Record numbers of children are being educated at home. Is this a cause for concern?

Parents in George protested after a teacher filmed a learner sitting without food while classmates ate. The WC Education ...