Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education Department

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for school leaders wondering how long grant money will ...

Education department faces near elimination of special education office

Advocates warn that without federal oversight staff, there would be no accountability for how states implement disability ...
NBC Bay Area

All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education

The layoffs were the first step toward getting rid of the department altogether, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in an interview. Congress established the Department of Education (DOE) in ...
AOL

Trump Department of Labor to absorb some Education Department responsibilities

FIRST ON FOX – The Department of Labor "will take on a greater role" in administering some of the Department of Education’s workforce programs as part of President Donald Trump’s broader effort to ...
Texas Standard

Expert advises care and study before moving IDEA out of education department

The Trump administration wants to shift responsibility for the program that guarantees educational opportunities to students ...
The Heritage Foundation

A Legitimate Role for the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences

President Trump has instructed U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education.” For decades, the Education ...

Education Department lays off roughly 20% of its workforce amid shutdown

The number was made public Friday from the Justice Department, after the White House delivered on its threat of a fresh wave ...
NBC Washington

All the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education

Massive layoffs hit the Education Department after President Trump vowed to close it down. As the Department of Education announces that it is cutting its workforce in half, laying off thousands of ...