Educators nationwide have said that their students returned to classrooms after the pandemic with lower academic skills than before and it's been a challenge to catch kids up.

Amid layoffs and a likely order by Trump to close the U.S. Department of Education, a new dawn for students is coming. Will it be bright or bleak?

Investigators have resumed reviewing complaints of disability-based discrimination, according to a memo signed by Craig Trainor, acting assistant secretary for civil rights. But advocates worry complaints involving multiple forms of bias will remain on hold.

A U.S. District Judge granted a temporary restraining order against the government until March 10, ruling that “unauthorized disclosure of the plaintiffs’ sensitive personal information to DOGE affiliates is irreparable harm that money damages cannot rectify.”

The Education Department is threatening to withhold federal funds from schools that don't comply with new guidance, prompting administrators to reflect on their values and comfort levels with risk.

Court documents provide new information about the six-person DOGE team slashing contracts and grants at the agency.

In a new federal court filing, the agency said it would not allow any members of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to see or use information from federal student aid databases until next Monday.

The AFGE, a union which represents federal officials, estimated that at least 55 Department of Education staffers received leave notices, but the group expects that number to climb.