The eight-member board's primary responsibility to hire and fire the state superintendent, currently Michael Rice, and oversee the Michigan Department of Education, which operates public schools for ...

The Education Department ( ED) was established in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter as part of a campaign promise to the ...

The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency did not find any blatant misconduct but pointed at a lack of communication from ...

The State Board of Education voted to remove 7 books from South Carolina schools Nov. 5, confirming recommendations from a ...

The Board of Regents will have the final say on the state Education Department's proposal to end the requirement that students pass Regents exams to graduate.

The Iowa Department of Education’s grant builds upon recent legislation championed by Governor Reynolds to support ...

State education officials say phones affect students' mental health, learning. Oregon is the latest state to consider a ban on cellphone use in schools. The state's Department of Education on ...

SC's education department is continuing its crackdown on Richland One, rejecting the Columbia school district's plan to ...

Some for-profit schools illegally obtained federal funds in the name of students who had not graduated high school, the suit says.

Republican candidates in tight races speak out on the issue, an on-and-off GOP goal since the agency was created ...

The U.S. Department of Education's proposed rules for student loan forgiveness could cost taxpayers up to $600 billion, far ...

Civics helps young people learn about founding principles that connect us as Americans, regardless of our differences, such ...