Politics Oct 01 How the government shutdown will affect the already shrunken Education Department By Annie Ma, Associated Press
Politics Aug 14 Judge strikes down Education Department guidance against school diversity programs A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Politics Jul 25 Education Department says it will release billions in grant money withheld from schools The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Jun 06 Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place The Justice Department's emergency appeal to the high court Friday said U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston exceeded his authority last month when he issued a preliminary injunction reversing the layoffs of nearly 1,400 people and putting the broader… By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Jun 05 46 programs Trump wants to eliminate, according to his proposed budget Here are programs and agencies Trump proposes to eliminate in his budget. By Lisa Desjardins
May 22 Judge blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle Education Department By Collin Binkley, Associated Press A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Education Secretary McMahon testifies on 2026 budget request in House hearing By News Desk Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify Wednesday on the White House’s budget request for the agency that President Donald Trump has ordered to be dismantled. Continue reading
Mar 24 Judge temporarily blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at agencies By Lea Skene, Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing people’s private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 3:39 What’s next for the Department of Education after Trump begins effort to eliminate it By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan, Murrey Jacobson President Trump made good on a pledge by signing an order to dismantle the Department of Education. The department has been a target since it was created more than four decades ago. But President Trump and other Republicans want to… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 7:38 Advocates share differing perspectives on push to dismantle Education Department By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Accalia Rositani To help understand the implications of President Trump’s order to dismantle the Education Department, Geoff Bennett has perspectives from Rick Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and Catherine Lhamon, a former assistant secretary for… Continue watching