The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.

The United States Department of Education said Friday that has opened investigations into seven universities that are being ...

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...

ALBANY — New York is seeking to halt President Donald J. Trump’s plan to scale down and eliminate the federal Department of ...

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more ...

President Donald Trump announced recently that roughly half of the Education Department's staff was being cut, amid his ...

The administration "cannot dismantle the Department of Education," several states argued in a new lawsuit claiming ...

The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping layoffs across the ...

NY AG Letitia James sues to block the Trump administration's plan to cut the Department of Education workforce.

The attorneys general of 20 Democratic states hit the Trump administration with a lawsuit over recent cuts to the Department ...

The lawsuit argues the cuts would harm students, especially those who are in low-income families or have disabilities.