Shuttering the agency is unlikely as it would require congressional approval and some Democratic votes to break the Senate ...

Without Congress, President Trump cannot dismantle the agency. No modern president has ever tried to unilaterally shut down a ...

President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday to direct new Education Secretary Linda ...

The potential dismantling of the Department of Education would have a profound impact on Massachusetts and its students. Here ...

The designated survivor for a president's address to Congress starts the day as a Cabinet secretary and ends it that way, too ...

The Department of Education must focus on a "positive vision" to improve the nation's educational outcomes, Education ...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday said she would lead a "final mission" to end bloat at the government ...

The former WWE CEO will now lead the Department of Education with its future uncertain amid President Donald Trump’s pledge ...

President Trump is expected to direct his secretary of education to dissolve the Department of Education by executive order this week, sources said.

With United States’ Education Secretary Linda McMahon confirmed as of Monday, the president’s team has drafted an executive order to end the department. It could be signed as early as Thursday, the ...

Here is a look at some of the Education Department's key functions, and how Trump has said he might approach them.