The Department of Education has been a source of political controversy since its creation in 1980 during Jimmy Carter's presidency. President Ronald Reagan, who was first elected that year, called for ...

The Department of Education doesn’t educate anyone or run any schools or colleges. It’s a collection of 4,000 bureaucrats who mostly manage student loans, write rules, oversee various grant programs, ...

The Department of Education on Tuesday announced it is cutting its workforce by nearly 50% as the Trump administration proceeds with its plans to dismantle the agency. "Today's reduction in force ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I share insights from the intersection of education and industry. Enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities peaked in 2010 and ...

FIRST ON FOX: Linda McMahon, in her first act as Secretary of Education, is informing all employees that she will lead a "momentous final mission" to send education back to the states, according to a ...

President-elect Trump has pledged to eliminate the Education Department, though a blueprint put forward on Thursday by one of his Senate allies envisions less of a complete annihilation and more of a ...

The headquarters of the Department of Education are shown on March 12, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Reporter On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Improving Education ...

The Education Department laid off “nearly 50 percent” of its more than 4,100 employees Tuesday evening, according to four sources inside the agency who were told about the plans and an agency news ...