Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, is “really angry” that President Trump wants to close the U.S. Education Department. And no wonder: The AFT and its sister union, the ...

Ahead of Linda McMahon's hearing to become the next secretary of the Department of Education, America's state teachers of the year for 2024 have said they worry the future of public education is under ...

A U.S. Department of Education decision to abruptly cut $60 million in funding to 19 Full-Service Community School Programs ...

A Chicago nonprofit, in conjunction with the American Federation of Teachers, is suing the U.S. Department of Education over ...

Following the Department of Education's gutting of nearly 50% of its workforce Tuesday evening, educators have expressed deep concern -- not only for students' futures but for their own as well. Tara ...

Unsuspecting foreign teachers were caught in a predatory shakedown scheme under the guise of housing for an exchange program, ...

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten speaks at the "Rally to Protect Our Public Schools" outside the US Capitol on February 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. Getty Images for National ...