3 claims about the Department of Education and what it really does
The Education Department's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering ...
Education Department Sued Over Cuts to Civil Rights Office
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...
Education Department layoffs gut civil rights offices in Chicago, nationwide
At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...
WA officials challenge Education Department firings
Still, the state's superintendent of public schools said there would be a “much bigger impact” if Congress or the executive ...
Mass layoffs ordered at Department of Education
Employees were told to leave the department's Washington, D.C., headquarters ahead of the layoffs and one-day building ...
Trump Education Department investigates 45 colleges over ‘race-based’ programs
The schools may be violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by partnering with an organization that gives doctoral students insight toward obtaining a Ph.D. but limits eligibility based on race.
Education Department to cut half of its workforce, raising doubts about its ability to function
The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s ...
These Washington schools under investigation for violating DEI bans, accusations of antisemitism
SEATTLE — The Department of Education released a list of universities on Friday that are now under investigation for ...
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Protesters rally against Department of Education layoffs
Demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Department of Education on Friday morning to protest mass firings and what some are ...
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Washington state joins lawsuit against Trump's mass Department of Education cuts
Washington state has joined a coalition of 20 other states in a lawsuit seeking to stop President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...
Department of Education staff told offices will be closed Wednesday
Washington — Staff at the Department of Education received a notice Tuesday instructing them to leave the building by 6 p.m. local time and informing them that all department offices in Washington, ...
All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education
After Congress established the Department of Education, the department's seven objectives in law are: Helping ensure access to equal educational opportunity for everyone. Support states, localities ...