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U.S. Department of Education

Senators vote to block Education Department split-up

Education Department officials call the move "premature" and an effort to "sabotage" the agency's mission to eliminate bureaucratic barriers.

Education Department removes ‘weaponized’ civil rights rule

Without disparate impact provisions, a school that disciplines higher rates of minority students will face less federal scrutiny.

New legislative package would dramatically downsize Education Department

If it passes through the Senate, which officials predict Democrats will overwhelmingly contest. Here's what's in the package.

Education Department hands off civil rights and special education

Disability rights advocates are worried that support for students with disabilities will worsen under HHS.

Feds say they are now rooting out ‘anti-Christian bias’ in education

The U.S. Department of Education accuses the Biden administration of enforcing policies that restrict religious expression.

Deals protecting transgender students rescinded by Education Department

Title IX protections under the Trump administration operate based on sex, not gender ideology, the agency's Office for Civil Rights says.

Education Department to abandon its mostly vacant headquarters

The move marks another step in the Trump administration's plans to shrink the government's role in education.

Department of Education offloads more programs to federal agencies

Two new partnerships aim to crack down on foreign funding in higher education and improve school security.

Will the midterm elections have any effect on Trump’s education agenda?

A shift in Congressional control won't stop executive action from reshaping education policy, experts argue. But it can increase awareness.

Trump’s cuts to education face challenges days before spending deadline

The funding package aims to reverse Trump's proposed cuts by preserving Title I grants, HBCU assistance and more.