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For decades, right-wing activists have called for eliminating the agency, which was created by Congress in 1979. As Trump ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. How does it impact ...

The defending NBA champions are set to sell for $6.1 billion to a group led by Massachusetts native William Chisholm. Here's ...

The U.S. Department of Education must continue funding grants supporting teacher preparation programs in eight Democratic-led ...

Warning of “economic hardship” and a possible “constitutional crisis,” Attorney General Andrea Campbell delivered a message for President Donald Trump, who her office has ...

Massachusetts political and educational leaders spoke against the executive order signed by Donald Trump Thursday.

When President Trump on Thursday directed the secretary of education to take steps to close the US Department of Education, ...

Our conversation with Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey was filled with forward-looking threads and instant reactions. Minutes ...

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department.

WASHINGTON (AP/Boston 25) — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department, according to a White House official, advancing a ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu presented her third annual State of the City address on Wednesday evening, her first such speech ...