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Despite new hiring, Education Department responsibilities continue to shrink

As President Donald Trump continues to dismantle the U.S. Education Department, the agency has simultaneously hired new staff ...

Sudden Education Department Revision Of Student Loan Forgiveness Form Sparks Alarm

The Education Department is taking emergency steps to revise the application for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF, a ...

Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights out of the Education Department

President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special ...

Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make ...

What Trump’s latest Education Department move actually means for teachers

The Education Department is shifting civil rights and special ed to other agencies, advancing a plan to scale back the ...

Trump is shifting special ed, civil rights out of Education Department. Here’s what we know

The Education Department is handing off two of its most important functions, giving oversight of special education and civil ...

DOE moves civil rights to Justice Department and disabilities to HHS

The Department of Education will shift two of its major departments, civil rights and special education programs, to other ...
Government Executive

Education Department layoffs hindered congressionally mandated activities, inspector general reports

The inspector general office at the Education Department has experienced several leadership shake-ups, including one acting ...

Trump Continues To Gut Department Of Education, Shifting Civil Rights And Special Education Offices

Eliminating the Department of Education has long been a right-wing goal, and the Trump administration has steadily been ...