A Brief History of Efforts to End the Department of Education
President Donald Trump is attempting to dismantle the Department of Education. His efforts are history repeating itself.
Trump expresses desire to 'immediately' close the Department of Education
President Donald Trump would like the U.S. Department of Education closed "immediately," he told reporters while in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
Research arm of Education Department sees cuts after DOGE review
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the research arm of the Department of Education, is facing funding cuts as they cancel more than 160 contracts.  The American Educational Research
Will Razing the Education Department Imperil Girls?
I sat down with education advocates to discuss the Trump administration’s plans for the Education Department and how young women and girls enrolled in schools across the country could be affected by possibly shuttering the agency.
What Does the Education Department Do? A Look at the Agency Trump Wants to Cut.
President Trump says the Education Department should be ‘closed immediately.’ But even if the agency gets shuttered, its programs would likely continue in other departments.
What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?
Even as President Trump has vowed to close the Education Department, he has sought to use the agency’s powers. Dana Goldstein, a reporter covering education and families for The New York Times, describes what the department does and does not do.
Trump wants the Department of Education to be closed 'immediately.' Here's what shutting it down would mean.
Linda McMahon, Trump's education secretary pick, has her confirmation hearing on Thursday amid reports of plans to shut down the Education Department.
Trump's Education Secretary May Be Asked to Dismantle the Education Department. Here's What It Does
If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to “put herself out of a job.”
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Cutting the U.S. Department of Education Harms Millions of Students with Disabilities
Senator Maggie Hassan at the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions hearing "Nomination of Linda ...
Why America’s first Department of Education didn’t last
The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...
US education system doesn’t rank worst in the world, and its cost isn’t highest
In a measure of 37 developed countries, the U.S. scored above average in reading and science and below average, but not last, ...
What does the Department of Education do? Trump continues push for school choice, shutting agency
Amid the push for school choice and school vouchers, Trump continues his campaign to shutter the federal Education Department ...
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Understanding the Department of Education’s Role in Higher Education
As efforts to eliminate the Department of Education mount, here are the biggest roles the organization plays in students' lives as they navigate college.
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Education Department reorganization won’t hurt funding, McMahon promises in confirmation hearing
Linda McMahon said at her confirmation hearing that an Education Department overhaul won’t hurt school funding. One ...
How Many Employees Does the Department of Education Have? Number
The U.S. Department of Education will undergo changes under Donald Trump’s administration. Learn more about it here.
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BETSY DEVOS: Education Department has failed. Time to let parents and states take the lead
And it’s an indictment of the U.S. Department of ... grant all necessary education funding directly to the states. This reset must also ensure that no child in America is trapped in a failing ...
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Understanding the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Role in Ensuring Fair and Equal Opportunity, from Pre-K through 12th Grade
Dismantling ED would be devastating for the country’s children from their earliest years of learning through graduation ...