The Trump administration is discussing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, according to reports.

Congress passed the Department of Education Organization Act in 1979. Some Democrats and the American Federation of Teachers opposed the idea, due to fears about excessive federal meddling in ...

After two years of convincing, the Senate passed the Department of Education Organization Act on Sept. 24, 1979, with 69 votes in support. A few days later, the House passed it, too, with 215 yes ...

President Jimmy Carter On Oct. 17, 1979, President Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act into law, splitting the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare into the ...

With President Donald Trump reportedly considering a measure to dismantle the federal agency, local advocates and experts ...

"We suspect this was an act of intimidation ... contribute to our organizational success." Internal emails provided by the union from March 2019 show Education Department officials being ...