The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to ...

Amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, Education Secretary Linda McMahon pointed out that the shutdown proves that her department is not needed.

The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for educators, wondering how long grant money will last and who can help ...

Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have filed suit against the government for a new rule on the Public Service ...

A judge indefinitely blocked the U.S. Department of Education from laying off nearly every staffer in its special education ...

The layoffs wiped out the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which ensures children with disabilities receive a free, quality education under federal law and oversees around ...

The U.S. Department of Education is in talks to move oversight of special education programs to another federal agency.

A new Education Department rule could disqualify some nonprofit workers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). The rule allows the agency to ...

The department says fewer than 10 employers will be affected a year, but advocates fear the rule could set “a troubling ...

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

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