How Michigan would be affected by closing the U.S. Education Department
Closing the agency could cause confusion and headaches for states and schools in the short term, even if their federal funding streams remain intact.
The Education Department waiting game
KILL ORDER — Millions in federal grants have been cut. Scores of probationary agency employees are being fired, while others are being put on leave. House Democrats are banging on the agency’s doors to get in without an appointment.
The Department of Education's History Shows It is Essential
Such reports reinforce a policy priority from Project 2025, proposed by the Heritage Foundation, which boldly suggested that the federal Department of Education should be eliminat
Explainer-Why Trump wants the US Department of Education shut down
U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence. Like other U.S. agencies, the Department of Education's budget is determined by Congress,
What Happens to My Student Loans if the Department of Education Is Eliminated?
Borrowers should prepare for a rocky road ahead if the agency closes. But experts say it won't happen overnight.
‘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.
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 ...
Fired Education Department workers speak out
Terminated employees of the Education Department are sorting through the aftermath of a Trump administration crackdown on ...
US Department of Education: Budget, employees and why Trump wants it shut down
U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to ...
How will Louisiana schools be impacted if the Department of Education is cut?
Trump Administration making strides to either shrink or eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Here's how Louisiana ...
Residents, students lobby school board amid Department of Education uncertainty
Around 40 Sarasota County students and residents rallied outside the school board chambers to ask the board to protect ...
Musk's team may access US Education Department systems, judge rules
A U.S. judge has rejected a bid to bar the government downsizing team created by President Donald Trump and spearheaded by ...
Committee approves Linda McMahon to lead Education Department
McMahon, who lives in Greenwich, was advanced out of a U.S. Senate committee along party lines. CT Sen. Chris Murphy voted no ...
Judge lets DOGE access Education Department's student databases while lawsuit plays out
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss denied a request from college students to prevent DOGE from seeing their data amid a court ...
5 Big Department Of Education Updates, And What Student Loan Borrowers Should Know
Here’s where things currently stand with the Department of Education, and what student loan borrowers and prospective college ...
WA superintendent tells schools to stand firm on ‘race-based’ programs
Washington's state school superintendent has told districts the Trump administration's directive to end “race-based” ...