The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) ...

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The letter informs public institutions that assessments will take place to determine compliance with new interpretations of ...

President Donald Trump has called on the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk, to be "more ...

In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at a number of agencies have ...

After President Donald Trump and Maine gov. Janet Mills clashed over trans inclusion in sports, the Department of Education launched a Title IX investigation into the state.

Colleges and K-12 schools got a Valentine’s Day jolt when a U.S. Department of Education letter stated they had 14 days to end race-based policies and programs or risk loss of federal funding. The ...

Maine is accused of violating Title IX laws after refusal to comply with an executive order banning transgender athletes from ...

Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal spoke in defense of transgender athletes in girls sports ...

US President Trump’s administration dismissed thousands of federal employees, including military leaders, and enacted a ...