New York City Public Schools have taken the federal government to court in a dispute that could reshape how protections for transgender students are enforced nationwide. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in ...

New York City Public Schools filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday over its move to cut $47 million in promised grants in response to the schools' policies regarding ...

Officials from New York City's Department of Education appeared in front of a federal court judge Thursday. They defended improvements they say they've made in providing special education services to ...

Despite spending a staggering $4 trillion since it was established, the department has done nothing to meet its original ...

Sept. 26 (UPI) --The Trump administration has halted funding to three public school districts -- in Chicago, Fairfax, Va., and New York City over their diversity policies. The Department of Education ...

The U.S. first had a federal education department in 1867 — not 1979. Its history is critical in understanding the federal ...

The new complaint is aimed at changes the Trump administration would make to shift significant functions from the department to other federal agencies.

The Trump administration threatened to lay off federal workers because of the government shutdown. Thousands reportedly got pink slips Friday. Staff members at the Department of Education will be ...

NEA President Becky Pringle criticized President Trump's announcement during American Education Week to further dismantle the Department of Education.