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.

What does the Department of Education do? The department, established as a Cabinet-level agency by Congress in 1979, manages federal loans and financial aid for college, administers billions of ...

The Supreme Court's decision allows the Trump administration to proceed with plans to dismantle the Department of Education, including laying off 1,400 employees.

The appeals court said Trump doesn't have to employ as many Education Department workers as the previous administration but can't cut so many that the agency can't function as Congress intended.