Sarah Mervosh

The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws.

The superintendent said he had “no plans” to enforce his predecessor’s mandate to put Bibles in public school classrooms, which was being fought in court.

About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement.

The superintendent, now head of schools in DeKalb County, Ga., had been lauded for his efforts to help students of color. Prosecutors say he led a kickback scheme in suburban Chicago.

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed.

U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. Some are trying to make up where schools have failed.

Public and private entities have been criticized over decisions to honor the right-wing activist, or their choice not to.

The Trump administration is cutting money from programs that have supported minority students, including at other universities.

Children who survive school shootings deal with a host of complex feelings, ranging from anxiety and grief to guilt and shame.

President Trump wants to cut federal spending for education. The money often goes toward disadvantaged students in Republican states.

The Trump administration has fired nearly everyone who worked at the federal statistics agency that would collect the data the government is seeking.

The Trump administration had faced growing pressure from within his own party to release the money.

The money will allow federally funded after-school programs to open this school year, preserving a lifeline for working parents. But other federal dollars remain on hold.

Providers say after-school programs and other services for the coming school year are threatened without the federal money, which was abruptly withheld.

The money, which was allocated by Congress, helps pay for after-school programs, support for students learning English and other services.

If President Trump makes good on all his threats, Harvard may lose much of its influence and prestige. It could also become even harder to afford.

The announcement of the delay came in a legal filing on Thursday as the two sides faced off in a Boston courtroom.

The court rejected a religious charter school, but conservatives may get much of what they want in a school voucher program that passed the House this week.

Louisiana officials want to overturn the remaining federal desegregation orders in their state. They may find allies in the Trump administration.

The private Catholic university in the suburbs of Philadelphia has a new most famous alumnus.