The Department of Education said staff affected by the job cuts would be placed on leave starting Friday, March 21.

The Education Department fired 1,300 employees concerning critics who have blasted the decision's possible effect on student ...

NBC News reported all employees working out of the department's regional offices in Dallas, San Francisco, New York, Boston, ...

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

Almost half of the people who were working at the Department of Education when President Donald Trump took office just over ...

The latest cuts further compound funding and staffing shortages that have plagued the Office of Civil Rights. The effects of ...

Amid layoffs and a plan by Trump to close the U.S. Department of Education, a new dawn for students is coming. Will it be bright or bleak?

Trump addresses the mass layoffs at the Education Department, emphasizing state control over education, while concerns arise ...

The layoffs, combined with recent staff buyouts, mean that the number of Education Department staff has dropped by nearly 50% ...

The change is designed to shift policy oversight to the states, but some question the impact on the enforcement of civil rights laws.

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

The department is also terminating leases on buildings in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago and Cleveland.