"The big picture here is that not all of it is essential. … So much of what the department does is not essential," Jonathan ...

If the department does end up disappearing, it would be a shock for many local school districts that rely on certain federal dollars to support impoverished and low-achieving students, homeless kids ...

The White House pulled the expected signing of the executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, multiple sources ...

Completely eliminating the Education Department would require congressional approval and 60 votes in the Senate, which is unlikely given the current makeup.

A draft of an executive order reportedly instructs newly confirmed Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to take all available ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Donald Trump doesn't plan to sign an executive order to abolish the Department of Education on Thursday. "More Fake News! President Trump is ...

White House officials have prepared an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin the process of ...

Linda McMahon arrives for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at the ...

According to the education secretary, the department is facing its "final mission." Experts say duties may be reassigned.

The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges that the department and its signature responsibilities were created ...

Without Congress, President Trump cannot dismantle the agency. No modern president has ever tried to unilaterally shut down a ...