During a New York City education council meeting on Feb. 26, a group of trans rights activists silently performed "La ...

ALBANY — New York is seeking to halt President Donald J. Trump’s plan to scale down and eliminate the federal Department of ...

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more effectively. The attorneys general called the layoffs “reckless and illegal.” ...

President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a ...

The attorneys general of 20 Democratic states hit the Trump administration with a lawsuit over recent cuts to the Department ...

New York City parents and school leaders are fearful that President Donald Trump’s administration could cut into the roughly ...

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

The Empire State ranks among the bottom 20 states in this decline, despite having the most expensive public schools in the ...

It's truthfully hard to know which of those funding streams is at greatest risk because it's very unclear what is happening,” ...

The lawsuit argues the cuts would harm students, especially those who are in low-income families or have disabilities.

On Tuesday, Education Department officials said the agency’s workforce would be cut roughly in half, with over 1,300 workers ...

Long Island educators, parents and students worry that the staff cuts could impact special education and student loans.