Why Isn't the Department of Education Already Closed?
At her confirmation hearing last week, Linda McMahon, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, walked a thin line. On the one hand, she needed to assure Congress and the American people that she was fit for a cabinet-level position.
The Department of Education’s History Shows It is Essential
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
Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education?
Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding would blow a big hole in the budgets of red states.
The Education Department waiting game
It’s a familiar slash-and-burn tale as Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team sweeps through the Education Department, and there’s still one more shoe to drop: the formal executive order to dismantle the agency.
What it would mean to eliminate the Education Department
President Trump says he wants to eliminate the Department of Education. NPR speaks with two former education secretaries to dig into what this means and whether it's possible.
‘Acting’ like leaders at the Department of Education
The Department of Education may only have "acting" officials in place, but those leaders are shaking up an agency in desperate need of reform.
Trump's Education Secretary Pick 'Wholeheartedly Supports' His Plan To Dissolve It
President Trump believes that the bureaucracy in Washington should be abolished so that we can return education to the states ...
Fearful of ICE raids in congregations, Nashville organizers view clergy education as key
With new policy guidance allowing immigration enforcement in houses of worship, area clergy sort through complex legal ...
State education chief says it's 'inaccurate' to say there are only two genders, in defense of trans athletes
Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal spoke out in defense of transgender athletes in girls ...
Kids’ disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
As President Donald Trump reshaped the Education Department, parents say investigations and mediations into kids' disability ...
No change in NI education system 'since industrial revolution'
Northern Ireland's education system "hasn't changed since the industrial revolution," according to the independent autism ...
Wrestling mogul and Trump education pick McMahon clears Senate committee in heavyweight decision
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Linda McMahon for ...
Senate committee advances ex-wrestling CEO Linda McMahon as Trump’s nominee for education secretary
Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary has advanced out of a Senate committee, ...
New York Ends Funding for 2 Yeshivas That Fail to Teach Basic Skills
The decision is the first time that the State Department of Education has withheld money from private Hasidic schools for not ...