The administration "cannot dismantle the Department of Education," several states argued in a new lawsuit claiming ...

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 ...

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

NY AG Letitia James sues to block the Trump administration's plan to cut the Department of Education workforce.

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

On Sunday, the runners will go over the Brooklyn Bridge for the first time because of construction in Lower Manhattan.

President Donald Trump announced recently that roughly half of the Education Department's staff was being cut, amid his ...

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

The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s ...

Gothamist asked decision makers, educators and students to share their memories about shutting down the nation’s largest ...

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