The Education Department said that student-loan borrowers will continue to receive aid under President Trump's temporary freeze on grants and loans.

The White House also announced that Trump signed an executive order aimed at “ending radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling.”

The Office of Civil Rights is investigating a civil rights complaint alleging that the Ithaca City School District discriminated on the basis of race and color.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised sweeping changes to several government departments, and the Department of Education (DOE) could be the site of some of the most radical changes to come.

A recent nation’s report card that showed reading and math scores have not rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic is renewing efforts for President Donald Trump to abolish the Department of Education. Results from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress offered an abysmal picture of student achievement.

The White House has no authority over curriculum, and no ability to unilaterally pull back federal dollars, but Trump is toeing the line.

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

Several "book ban" complaints issued during the Biden administration have been dismissed by the U.S. Department of Education, officials said Friday.

The Education Department says it has placed diversity, equity and inclusion staff on leave and canceled over $2.6 million in DEI-related contracts.

The Trump administration launched an investigation on Tuesday against Denver Public Schools for converting a girl’s restroom in the district to one accommodating all genders.

Bell-Ellwanger: With NAEP scores down & absenteeism up, Linda McMahon must make her policies on data, assessment, transparency & student privacy clear

The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said it was withdrawing from the network of central banks and regulators focused on curbing climate change.