Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is planning to endorse a statewide ban on cellular devices in public schools

Two months of recalculating has made little difference in a list of Georgia’s lowest performing schools

Ohio schoolteacher Heather Stambaugh discusses how her rural school district could be impacted by the dismantling of the Department of Education.

A father of special needs children said he is concerned about the future of his sons’ learning opportunities amid threats to shutter the Department of Education.

The executive order applies to students and not to teachers or staff. 

Donte Moore, a father of two children with special needs, shares concern over the Trump administration's plan to dismantle the Department of Education.

If the Department of Education is dismantled, as some Republican lawmakers are hoping to do, public school K-12 educators fear what programs could be impacted.

WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was in the hot seat on Capitol Hill as she faced questions over her education secretary nomination.

President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would call for the secretary to submit a proposal to diminish the Department of Education.

President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would call for the secretary to submit a proposal to diminish the Education Department.

The Trump administration is gearing up for large changes to the Department of Education, which oversees a $1.6 trillion portfolio of student loans.

In classrooms across the country, children of immigrants are paralyzed by fear over news that immigration enforcement officers are now allowed to enter schools.

Plus, Elon Musk’s DOGE agency access and what to expect on Super Bowl Sunday.

ABC News' Jay O'Brien reports on the efforts by Democrats to counteract President Trump's expected executive order to shutter the Department of Education.

A group of Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns about Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and its plans to slash funding at federal agencies. ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports.

 The Black Male Educators Alliance is working to close the gap for Black male teachers in schools.

The President of the National Education Association, Rebecca Pringle, discusses the possibility of cuts to the Department of Education.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, discusses the president’s plans to dismantle the Department of Education and USAID.

President Donald Trump is weighing an executive order to direct his education secretary to submit a proposal to dismantle the agency and call on Congress to eliminate it, sources tell ABC News.

President of American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, Sheria Smith, discusses the dozens of Department of Education staff put on leave after Trump's DEI order.

Second grade students in Philadelphia are learning math with the help of football statistics.

The Department of Education is out with the “nation's report card,” assessing gains and losses in the math and reading skills of students since 2022.

“There’s a widening achievement gap in this country and it has worsened since the pandemic, especially for grade eight,” said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr.

“There’s a widening achievement gap in this country and it has worsened since the pandemic, especially for grade eight,” said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr.

A national assessment of how American schoolchildren are performing shows reading scores for 4th and 8th graders are down two points compared to two years ago.

After leaving Alabama A&M University in 1986 without a degree, Allen Brooks returned to school and graduated in December 2024 just months after his mother died.

Educators, students and advocates across the Florida higher education system are speaking out against the recent removal of hundreds of general education courses.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is rescinding all past guidance issued against the removal of books.

Latino and immigrant lawmakers are sounding the alarm as their school districts brace for deportations in the second Trump administration.

Governor Kathy Hochul says eliminating devices from “bell to bell” will help kids concentrate on academics.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday a proposal to ban smartphones from hallways, classrooms and during lunchtime.

Former Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona warns that students with disabilities would “suffer the most” if the Department of Education was eliminated.

What are Linda McMahon’s chances to be confirmed as the next education secretary?

The Biden administration is forgiving loans for nearly 55,000 borrowers who work in public service.

The first Harvard Law class admitted since the Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action at U.S. colleges last year is significantly less diverse.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Harvard Black Law Students Association president Sean Wynn about the drop in enrollment since the Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action in U.S. colleges.

Inspired by their own journeys, the Umphreys decided to create ElevateMed, a nonprofit that provides financial assistance and other services to minority students.

Hilton is headed back to Washington D.C. to meet with House members on Monday, urging leadership to call the bill to the floor for a vote.

Roman Catholic Priest, Father Edward Beck talks becoming the chaplain at Manhattan University and finding hope this holiday season.

Sen. Mike Rounds, who introduced legislation last month to eliminate the Department of Education, told ABC News closing the agency could take "a couple of years."

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on President-elect Donald Trump's pick for DOE secretary, Linda McMahon, and what the pick could mean for the future of the agency he has threatened to eliminate.

U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona talks cell phone guidance in schools and the importance of a federal Department of Education.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders uses insights from a bestselling book to advocate smartphone-free schools.

A new study is raising concerns about American students' performance in math and science.

U.S. fourth graders scored 18 points lower and eighth graders scored 27 points lower than they did in 2019, a new test showed.

President-elect Donald Trump's education secretary nominee, Linda McMahon, is under a microscope for her lack of experience in schools.

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study tested fourth and eighth graders in the US and resulted in students getting similar scores to 1995, showing a stagnation.

The education board in Texas has approved a plan that allows Bible teaching in classrooms.

Executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Amanda Tyler discusses Texas’ implementation of bible lessons in schools and the possible effects.

The lessons would be optional, but schools can receive at least $40 per student for using state-approved materials. The curriculum will affect 2.3 million elementary school students.