President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday morning that the next United States Deputy Secretary of Education will be former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Penny Schwinn as his pick for U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education on Saturday.

A conservative nonprofit, the American Accountability Foundation, released a "watch-list" of 10 top "left-wing" bureaucrats at the Department of Education.

President Elect Donald Trump has said he wants to dismantle the department of education in his upcoming term, giving the power back to the states.“One other thi

Ahead of his second term, President-elect Donald Trump promised to shut down the Department of Education. Here’s what that could mean for student loan borrowers.

Lancaster County public schools could see cuts to nearly $55 million in federal funding if President-elect Donald Trump succeeds in his promise to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

Decades ago, Jimmy Carter engineered the creation of the modern Education Department. On the heels of his death, the agency's future is threatened.

The goal is to inject political loyalists deep into the workings of government, perhaps more so than any other recent president.

It’s the sort of place where President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” message resonated – but also where some of his proposed policies could hit hardest, especially his promise to eliminate the Department of Education and slash federal funds to public schools.

Many of Trump's picks for top jobs in his next administration have not worked at the highest levels of government or in the private sector.

The 9-page document addresses issues such as enrollment requirements at schools, releasing student information and potential law enforcement detention of students.

The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday.