The Latest Breaking News from the Education Department

An hours-long outage on StudentAid

The Trump administration on Tuesday slashed staff at the Department of Education – firing roughly 1,300 employees – as part of its long-planned effort to eliminate the agency entirely. The move leaves the department with 2,183 employees, down from more than 4,000 at the beginning of the year.

Trump has tasked Linda McMahon with shutting down the Education Department, a move that would require congressional approval.

In an overhaul of an agency President Donald Trump has described as being infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists,” the Education Department cut $600 million in grants to teacher training programs, which it characterized as supporting divisive ideologies

Drafted executive order instructs Linda McMahon to ‘take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department’

Trump has begun the process of dismantling the Department of Education, which manages a $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio

Linda McMahon confirmed as head of Education Department, expected to bring innovation and accountability to U.S. education policies.

The Senate voted, 51-45, on Monday to confirm Linda McMahon as President Donald Trump's Education secretary.

Senate set to vote on confirming Linda McMahon as Education Chief amidst concerns and support for her unconventional background and proposed changes.