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 ...

President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a ...

Long Island educators, parents and students worry that the staff cuts could impact special education and student loans.

The department is also terminating leases on buildings in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago and Cleveland.

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

A group of 21 attorneys general led by New York's Letitia James Thursday sued the Trump administration in an effort to halt ...

The New York City Public School system is almost 95% funded at the state and local level. Still, that 5% of federal funding ...

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

Among the key initiatives discussed was a significant increase in funding for agriculture education programs and ...