A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the Department of Education and Office of Personnel Management from sharing the personal information of plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Trump administration with Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

President Andrew Johnson signed the first official Department of Education into law. Although it was not a cabinet level position, it aimed to collect educational data an

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong wants to abolish the Department of Education and send the money funding the agency back to the states. “The U.S. Department of Education is a failed process,” Strong said Thursday at Drake State Community and Technical College while participating in the National Association of Manufacturers 2025 Competing to Win Tour.

U.S. District Court Judge Deborah L. Boardman issued a temporary restraining order blocking Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and other government agencies from accessing sensitive personal information from the Department of Education.

A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing troves of sensitive personal data from federal agencies. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman ruled that the Department of Education and its employees may not disclose to DOGE the personally identifying information of six Americans and the members of five

What would it mean for local school districts if Trump follows through on his plan to shut down the U.S. Department of Education?

Thank you for printing the op-ed by Paul Vallas, “What would it mean if US Department of Education is abolished?” (Feb. 13). In this piece, Vallas argues that many functions of the Department of Education could still be alive and well under other departments.

Around 40 Sarasota County students and residents rallied outside the school board chambers to ask the board to protect federal funding

U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence. Like other U.S. agencies, the Department of Education's budget is determined by Congress,

A federal judge has denied a request to stop Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing student data at the Department of Education.

The Department of Education slashed another $350 million from contracts and grants as it continues to target DEI programs and wasteful spending.