Lawmakers and ... Calls to dismantle the department are rooted in GOP concerns over federal intrusion into classrooms and a liberal stranglehold on the higher education system.

Conservatives have long argued that the Department of Education represents federal overreach into state and local ... battles on the campaign trail, GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill portrayed the ...

The hitch is that presidents can't single-handedly abolish departments that lawmakers ... Department of Education," Trump told reporters Wednesday at the White House. "We're going to move ...

Lawmakers and the Chicago Teachers Union are amongst those weighing in on the mass layoffs at the Department of Education, with hundreds of jobs slashed in the last 24 hours.

While Trump claims that the goal of eliminating the department is to “move education into the states,” states ... prominent education advocates and lawmakers hosted by The Education Trust.

Trump administration effort to wind down the Education Department could lead to frustration for millions of student loan ...

Arizona Democrats swiftly criticized Trump's order, while State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne praised the ...

The president’s long-awaited order to dismantle the Education Department ended up being more figurative than literal, as many of the agency’s core functions will remain intact.