Some are aghast at Trump's plans to cut the department's staff and funds. Others believe Americans were better educated before the department was created in 1979.

President Donald Trump is considering eliminating the Department of Education through an executive order, but it’s Congress — ...

The United States Department of Education was officially created by Congress during the Carter Administration.

saying the latest cuts will affect "nearly 50% of the department's workforce" and should be the first significant step "toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system." ...

President Donald Trump's nomination to lead and dismantle the United States Department of Education, Linda McMahon, is set to go before a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. This comes as ...

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President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the United States Department of Education indicated Thursday that should she be confirmed, major changes to the agency would be implemented. Linda ...

NEW ORLEANS — In your Breakdown: the history and role of the United States Department of Education. You can partially thank the space race for the modern origins of this department. The 1957 ...

The United States Department of Education has launched Title IX investigations into athletic associations in California and Minnesota after they said they would ignore President Donald Trump's ...

Washington — Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education ... department could not be shut down without congressional action. "It is set up by the United States ...

Now, the Department ... Responses to federal education involvement during the Cold War demonstrated a significant shift in the value of public education in the United States.