The Latest Breaking News from Education Department

The future of the Institute of Education Sciences, the nonpartisan research arm of the Education Department, is suddenly in jeopardy. The Department of Government Efficiency, a Trump administration task force led by Elon Musk, has announced plans to cancel most of the institute’s contracts and training grants.

Democrats and student loan borrowers worry this access may violate federal privacy laws. However, even if the access was unlawful, borrowers were unlikely to see any relief.

“And one other thing I’ll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education.”

The Education Department says it is investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports league that allowed transgender athletes to compete on women’s teams

Federal employees were told via email that they had until Thursday to decide to accept a deal that would allow them to quit now but get paid through September.

The U.S. Military Academy West Point ordered all minority cadet clubs to be disbanded immediately as crackdowns on DEI programs set in across the country.

President Trump's plan to reduce Education Department budget faces challenges and opposition from Congress and Democrats.

The Trump administration is currently workshopping an executive order that will attempt to completely dissolve the Department of Education, according to sources close to the matter.

The draft order acknowledges that only Congress has the power to shut down the department, so it directs the agency to start reducing its size. The official said the public announcement may happen later this month.