If the department does fully shut down, student loans are not going away. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that the ...

Attorneys general from 20 states joined the lawsuit to block President Trump's effort to dismantle the agency.

The lawsuit, which was filed in US District Court in Boston, argued Trump does not have the authority to shutter the agency, ...

Amid plans to slash more than 1,300 jobs from the U.S. Department of Education, a Boston office is also on the chopping block ...

Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler joins WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss how these changes will impact education in Massachusetts.

At least two dozen Massachusetts-based staff will go on administrative leave as the federal Department of Education slashed ...

Gov. Maura Healey said some academic services would "go away" if President Trump dissolves the Department of Education.

Earlier this week, the Education Department announced plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees.

The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.

Matthew Platkin joined 20 other attorney generals in the suit against President Donald Trump's administration.

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more ...