WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen education money to be sent to states.

"It's going to reduce the number of teachers, it's going to reduce the ability for us to make evidence-based changes.”

The Education Department has paused student loan forgiveness under the IBR plan—not due to court orders, but system updates—raising concerns among borrowers.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to proceed with mass layoffs. But some workers slated to be let go are still in limbo.

Desperation crept into Sylvia’s voice as she rattled off all the ways her life would become more difficult if a free learning program that her son attends during the summer shuts its doors.

As another school year approaches, there will be some changes as it relates to the federal government's involvement in your child's education.

Colorado school districts expect to receive $12.8 million from the U.S. Department of Education, but are still short $60 million in promised federal funding.

Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency.