WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday joined 17 governors in sending a letter to United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon demanding the department release approximately $6.8 billion in federal education funding.

Colorado has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education to prevent the freezing of federal education funds vital for diverse and underserved students.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to fire hundreds of Department of Education employees, a move that advances President Donald Trump’s plans to dismantle the department. The high court’s decision in McMahon v. State of New York was issued 6-3 along ideological lines.

The U.S. Department of Education has emerged as central in the struggle over control of the power of the purse in the nation’s capital.

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.

After a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the Department of Education to proceed with mass firings, Jen Psaki explains the repercussions that this might have on the future of education in the United States.

The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can continue its process of dismantling the U.S. Department of Education by laying off more than 1,000 workers. Some may now be wondering how these cuts could impact central Ohio,

The United States Department of Education was born as a political payoff by then-president Jimmy Carter to reward teachers’ unions for supporting his candidacy. While it doesn’t operate any schools or educate any children,