The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...

A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...

The Education Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering ...

At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...

The lawsuit alleges the layoffs are so severe the department “can no longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory ...

Opinion: Although the US President has broad executive authority, he cannot dismantle a Cabinet agency created by law, such ...

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS CUTTING HALF OF ITS WORK FORCE. THE LAYOFFS COME AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BEGINS EFFORTS TO ...

The Department of Education was once a department with over 4,000 employees after layoffs, retirement and resignations, the ...

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to ...

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Friday claim the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill its mandated ...

A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its mandated ...

Despite the layoffs, the Department of Education said in a news release that it “will continue to deliver on all statutory ...