Education Secretary Linda McMahon has argued that the government shutdown proves the Department of Education (ED) is not essential, noting that schools have remained open. Her remarks drew pushback ...

The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws. By Sarah Mervosh and Michael ...

Sweeping layoffs announced Friday by the Trump administration landed another body blow to the U.S. Department of Education, this time gutting the office responsible for overseeing special education, ...

About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement. By Sarah Mervosh Michael C.

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Trump administration on Friday vowed to comply with a judge’s order to halt any layoffs caught up in a court-ordered pause on such ...

The Trump administration on Friday vowed to comply with a judge’s order to halt any layoffs caught up in a court-ordered pause on such reductions, though it left the door open to cuts of personnel not ...