The Trump Administration can push through with its plans to dismantle the Department of Education after the Supreme Court allowed it to continue laying off nearly 1,400 employees.

Trump’s firing of 1,300 DOE workers is bad news for all student loan recipients and K-12 students alike. Truthout’s independent journalism is funded by readers like you. Support journalism for the 99 percent: Make a one-time or monthly donation during our fundraiser.

Nothing in any recent court rulings requires the department to halt debt forgiveness under IBR, and it's unclear why the federal government has paused it.

The United States will leave the United Nations' culture and education agency UNESCO, the US state department has confirmed.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to proceed with mass layoffs. But some workers slated to be let go are still in limbo.

The Income-Based Repayment plan provides borrowers with a feasible option to repay their student loans, and here’s what you need to know.

United States Department of Education U.S. Department Education investigates CPS over Black Student Success Plan The complaint claims the CPS is using the program to discriminate on the basis of race.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ACTFL condemns in no uncertain terms the elimination of nearly half of the staff of the United States Department of Education, as announced by the ...

The U.S. Department of Education should be shuttered, and essential functions should be woven into other existing government departments.