At last week’s ASU+GSV conference in San Diego, I was asked to try to decipher the state of education politics alongside my friends Andy Rotherham and Penny Schwinn. Penny moderated, asking great ...

A Times reporter reflects on the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. By Terence McGinley Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers ...

Vladimir Kogan is a professor of political science at Ohio State University and the author of the new book No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids. The book drew ...

The U.S. Department of Education during the government shutdown has sent layoff notices to 465 staff members across six of the agency’s 17 primary offices. Affected workers include virtually the ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The Supreme Court decision this week giving President Donald Trump the go-ahead to ...

The out-of-office responses from the accounts of employees on furlough cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats. By Eileen Sullivan and Michael C. Bender Reporting from Washington Some furloughed ...

Many Americans lack basic civic knowledge, such as the existence of their own state's constitution. A decline in civic education is linked to increased political polarization, incivility, and negative ...