Gov. Kathy Hochul, frustrated that she does not have more authority over the policies of the state Education Department, hopes that might change.

The Department of Education announced on Wednesday new investigations into five universities over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals scholarships, which the agency argued are discriminatory. The universities being investigated are the University of Louisville,

WASHINGTON – When President Donald Trump signed a megabill with his spending and policy priorities into law on July 4, he distanced himself from another one of his goals: dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.

"It's going to reduce the number of teachers, it's going to reduce the ability for us to make evidence-based changes.”

An HKS expert in education policy outlines how schools, students, and states might be affected if the DOE is dismantled.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to proceed with mass layoffs. But some workers slated to be let go are still in limbo.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Management and Budget to allow the funds to be sent to states.

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced plans to shift key functions from the Education Department to other corners of the federal government, moving quickly to implement changes just one day after the Supreme Court cleared the way for mass layoffs.

President Donald Trump's job isn't to employ as many bureaucrats as possible. It's to deliver effective and efficient services to taxpayers.