The big picture here is that not all of it is essential. … So much of what the department does is not essential,” Jonathan ...

President Donald Trump will not sign an executive order Thursday asking new Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon ...

President Donald Trump is prepared to sign an executive order as soon as Thursday to dismantle the Department of Education, a longtime wish of the Republican Party.

A draft of an executive order reportedly instructs newly confirmed Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to take all available ...

The White House reportedly pulled Thursday's signing of an executive order meant to dismantle the Department of Education.

Nashville’s mayor said that he and members of Metro Government don’t know what to expect if the Trump Administration ...

President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a ...

The Constitution doesn’t give President Trump the power to shutter the department on his own because it was created through ...

It’s hard to know how far the White House will go, but eliminating the agency could exacerbate student-loan chaos.

President Trump is expected to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin taking the necessary steps to shutter the department. An administration official told ...

The education secretary says duties could be reassigned if the department is shuttered, but it would be a lengthy process.