Here's what to know about the 20-state lawsuit seeking block the Trump administration from dismantling the Department of Education.

Arizona State University is among 45 total schools the federal agency claims is not complying with civil rights' obligations.

Maine is one of 20 states suing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump to reverse layoffs at the ...

WASHINGTON — In her first hours as the new Education secretary, Linda McMahon wasted no time informing U.S. Education Department employees in an email titled “Our Department’s Final Mission” of her ...

The lawsuit asks a judge to immediately pause the Trump administration's mass firings and declare that the dismantling of the Department of Education unlawful.

The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it has opened an investigation into Duke University for allegedly violating ...

The suit from 20 states and the District of Columbia comes two days after the federal agency fired more than 1,300 employees.

The schools may be violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by partnering with an organization that gives doctoral students insight toward obtaining a Ph.D. but limits eligibility based on race.

The latest cuts further compound funding and staffing shortages that have plagued the Office of Civil Rights. The effects of ...

The U.S. Department of Education announced investigations into 45 higher education institutions for alleged civil rights ...

Twenty states and Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration over its cut of over 1,315 ...

Democratic state attorneys general sued to block the Trump administration from dismantling the department, or laying off roughly half of its staff.