President Ronald Reagan, who was first elected that year, called for it to be disbanded. As a scholar of educational policy and the balance of federal and state roles in American education, I believe ...

President Donald Trump recently proclaimed that U.S. schools are “last in education out of 40 [countries],” but “No. 1 in ...

The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education in a 51 to 45 vote Monday. Controversy surrounding ...

The Senate confirmed the nomination of the WWE co-founder, who has scant experience in schools, by a vote of 51-45.

The former wrestling mogul will become the nation's 13th secretary of education, and she has pledged to be its last.

The Department of Education has faced opposition since its initial establishment in 1867.

The website cited a 26-page plan suggested to Trump advisers by a group that included Prince, who is a Michigan native and ...

A MAGA-led group of private military contractors are pitching Donald Trump on a plan to use a civilian army to carry out his promise of mass deportations, Politico reported Tuesday. The contractors ...

Even in Trump’s cabinet of hucksters, reality-show stars, and drunk white nationalists, Linda McMahon is a bizarre choice for ...

A group of prominent military contractors, including former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, has pitched the Trump White House on ...

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the conviction of Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors ...