That’s why “dismantle” is Education Week’s 2025 word of the year. Education is largely governed by states, and federal ...

A Times reporter reflects on the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. By Terence McGinley Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers ...

Politicians used to care how much students learn. Now, to find a defense of educational excellence, we have to look beyond politics. Credit...Photo illustration by Alex Merto Supported by By Dana ...

U.S. senators who put pressure on the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Education were joined by millions of Americans in a sigh of relief when the remaining $5 billion in federal ...

Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics. Nine months ...

The Trump administration continues with its agenda to shape higher education in the United States. Its plan is to exert increasing control over both public and private universities. This month alone, ...

The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. It represents a ...

The U.S. Department of Education is immediately increasing funding for a charter school grant program after it gained extra leeway through the budget process to allocate funds for the rest of this ...

Claims purporting that holding a degree from a higher education institution, such as a university or postgraduate program, is directly linked to the likelihood of being aligned with liberal-leaning ...

Numerous studies have confirmed that intelligence is associated with a specific set of religious and political beliefs, including liberalism, anti-racism, free speech, tolerance of others and being ...

A 2025 National "Teacher of the Year" recipient said on Friday that the profession is "deeply political." "Who am I if I'm not teaching? What happens if I walk away? But then something shifted.

In 1977, millions of American tempers flared against the treaty giving Panama control of the canal that bisects its country. A bemused senator said: My state’s residents are of different races, ...