Trump has repeatedly talked about his desire to close the Education Department, which he alleged “indoctrinate(s) America’s youth with all sorts of things," on the campaign trail.

Completely eliminating the department would require congressional approval and 60 votes in the Senate, which is unlikely ...

Democrats have denounced Trump’s proposal to close the department as placing added burdens on rural states and students.

As part of the program, those working for the government or a non-profit organization have their loans forgiven.

If the Department of Education is dismantled, as some Republican lawmakers are hoping to do, public school K-12 educators ...

Feb. 12 (UPI) --President Donald Trump would like the U.S. Department of Education closed right away, he told reporters while in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Trump last week suggested he might ...

The decision of whether to abolish the department is one that only Congress can make," said Sen. Susan Collins, the chamber's top appropriator.

Donald Trump hijacked Tulsi Gabbard’s swearing-in ceremony to rant on his plans to “immediately” close the Department of ... Speaking in the Oval Office during the hastily assembled ceremony ...