In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that had reinstated 1,400 Education Department employees laid off by the Trump's administration.

In a statement, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's office said "the efforts to give states more control and flexibility in implementing education policy is welcomed."

Colorado has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education to prevent the freezing of federal education funds vital for diverse and underserved students.

United States Department of Education U.S. Department Education investigates CPS over Black Student Success Plan The complaint claims the CPS is using the program to discriminate on the basis of race.

Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) and nine other Senate Republicans have signed a letter asking the Office of Management and Budget to release Department of Education funds to states, which are currently being withheld for review.

The U.S. Department of Education has emerged as central in the struggle over control of the power of the purse in the nation’s capital.

Desperation crept into Sylvia’s voice as she rattled off all the ways her life would become more difficult if a free learning program that her son attends during the summer shuts its doors.

After a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the Department of Education to proceed with mass firings, Jen Psaki explains the repercussions that this might have on the future of education in the United States.