The full consequences of dismantling or shutting down several functions of the Department of Education remain unclear, and many uncertainties persist. However, one certainty is that the proposal will ...

The headquarters of the Department of Education are shown on March 12, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Reporter On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Improving Education ...

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 ...

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to abolish the Department of Education. He most recently called for a “virtual closure of Department of Education in Washington” during a wide-ranging ...

The Department of Education is on the Trump chopping block. Details have not been fully released yet, but the president has signaled plans to dismantle it and move some of its key functions elsewhere.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday seeking to facilitate his longstanding goal of eliminating the Department of Education. While the order recognizes it would take an act of Congress ...