The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that the Department of Education will undergo a partial dismantling, as multiple operations are to be shifted to partnerships with other federal agencies.

In today’s classrooms, teaching Black history has become a challenge at best—and a dangerous proposition at worst. In many states, politicians have demanded teachers alter their curriculum over fears ...

Incorporating handwriting lessons can have numerous benefits for older students—here’s how to get them started.

No matter their subject, the finalists for the 2026 National Teacher of the Year make their communities central to their ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with John King, Chancellor of State University of New York and former education secretary, about the changes at the U.S. Department of Education this week. When President ...

As an agency authorized by Congress, the Education Department cannot be eliminated without congressional approval. But in the meantime, the Trump administration, Elon Musk and his DOGE team can slowly ...

When I taught about social class in my Intimacy, Marriages and Families course this past semester, I began with reflection and a sticky note, not with a lecture or statistics. This wasn’t the first ...

The Department of Education on Tuesday announced it is cutting its workforce by nearly 50% as the Trump administration proceeds with its plans to dismantle the agency. "Today's reduction in force ...

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks at an event in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2022.

Clichés abound in response to any new technology, but on the topic of large language models and generative artificial intelligence, bumper-sticker thinking has reached new lows (or perhaps been ...