Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nick Ladany writes about reimagining higher education. From the printing press to typewriters to personal computers to the ...

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks at an event in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2022.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union ...

WASHINGTON – These days, it seems all Beth Gellman-Beer does is wait. First, she waited to see whether President Donald Trump would follow through on his promise to dismantle the U.S. Department of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Department of Education updated key guidance this month to ...

The Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10. The Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10.Aaron Schwartz—Bloomberg Finance LP/Getty Images ...

Section 1. Background. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the modern world, driving innovation across industries, enhancing productivity, and reshaping the way we live and work. To ...

The U.S. Department of Education during the government shutdown has sent layoff notices to 465 staff members across six of the agency’s 17 primary offices. Affected workers include virtually the ...

In early April 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon had referred to artificial intelligence — AI — as "A1." The rumor spread on Facebook (archived), ...

One federal grant program changed the trajectory of Joshua Sparks' life. Now, that program is at risk. As a teen, Sparks knew he wanted to go to college and become a teacher. But growing up in rural ...

Fifty years ago, just after Thanksgiving of 1975, President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, the landmark law that created special education as it exists today, and ...