The U.S. Department of Education is empowering families by allowing states to use federal funds more flexibly to improve struggling schools. This new guidance prioritizes student needs by offering ...

University of Virginia president James Ryan announced his resignation Friday amid pressure by the US Department of Justice ...

Under an initial, temporary verification process, the U.S. Department of Education is requiring colleges to validate the ...

The federal agency in charge of tribal education has deep funding cuts that advocates say would mean death for colleges.

School – and the federal government's role in it – has been a topic of debate in the U.S. since the very first Department of Education was created.

James Ryan, the University of Virginia’s president, is resigning after a pressure campaign by the Trump administration and ...

Congressional Democrats are demanding that Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon cooperate with the agency’s Office of Inspector General review.

Mr. Ryan was known to urge the university to be both “great and good” in all its endeavors. His departure will result in a ...

The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into ...

The U.S. Department of Education says that California violated Title IX by allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls ...

The Trump administration secured a UPenn agreement to protect women's sports, requiring biology-based definitions and record ...

Job growth has ebbed as businesses grapple with trade policy uncertainty, but companies have not yet resorted to widespread ...