Wisconsin State Rep. Joe Sheehan will host two listening sessions at Mead Public Library to discuss the state budget with ...

The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s ...

The Thursday lawsuit said laying off nearly 2,000 people at the department will hurt schools and universities across the ...

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Trump and his education ...

A group of states, including Michigan, argued in court that the Department is vital to providing educational services ...

The lawsuit asks a judge to immediately pause the Trump administration's mass firings and declare that the dismantling of the Department of Education unlawful.

On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced it was firing more than 1,300 workers as part of broader federal workforce ...

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

Concerns about student funding have risen since the Trump administration's plans to cut the federal workforce.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced plans to halve the United State Department of Education by laying off more than 1,300 employees under new Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.

In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, 20 states and Washington, D.C., say the layoffs are so severe that the department “can ...

Education advocates, recently fired employees, and supporters are expected to gather Friday morning at the U.S. Department of ...