(Editor’s note: For the back-to-school season, Education Lab asked readers what is on their minds this time of year. This is the fifth question we’ve answered ...

President Donald Trump wants to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. It’s the right goal. The Constitution gives Washington no authority to govern in education, much less with a Cabinet-level ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Trump's executive order on dismantling the Department of ...

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Education, arrives for her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing The Trump administration ...

The Education Department said that it is cutting about half of its staff. The staff reductions are the largest in department history, and a major step toward President Donald Trump’s bid to shrink the ...

Sesame Workshop has realigned its education functions into the new research, education, data and impact (REDI) group. “The creation of REDI reinforces the central role that education plays in ...