President Donald Trump used his most high-profile speech of the year to laud a K-12 artificial intelligence competition spearheaded by first lady Melania Trump, while remaining silent about his work ...

Trump and McMahon have acknowledged that only Congress has authority to close the Department fully, but both have suggested ...

In a speech noted for its length, the president touched on DEI, AI and transgender policies, but not on a broader education ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed his administration's efforts to lay off about half of the Education Department ...

Two new interagency agreements shift certain Education Department operations to the State and Health and Human Services departments.

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a campaign promise to ...

Student Emmanuel Davis learns about robotics with engineering teacher Jose Plasencia at the Donald M. Payne Sr. School of ...

WASHINGTON – Over the past year, congressional Republicans have cheered on President Donald Trump's quest to dismantle the Education Department. Yet those same lawmakers just reached a deal with ...

For years, President Donald Trump and other Republicans have criticized teachers unions, whose procedures protect tenured educators from unjust firings. During his 2024 campaign, Trump promised he ...

On the campaign trail in 2024, Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to close the Department of Education and return oversight of public schooling to the states. "I told Linda, 'Linda, I hope you do a great ...

President Donald Trump in April 2025 issued an executive order calling for enforcement of Section 117 of the Higher Education Act, which requires colleges that receive federal funding to report gifts ...