In an exit interview with USA TODAY, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona reflected on his agency's accomplishments – and its unpredictable future.

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week will mean sweeping changes in the way the federal government handles issues from foreign policy to education — and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is already rebutting what he’s expecting to see from his successor.

We asked more than a dozen educators, researchers, advocates and experts how they would grade Biden's education legacy. He got two F's, no A's and lots of votes in the middle.

President Joe Biden's administration forgave the debt of 8,650 borrowers Thursday. The White House said that will be its last act on student loans before Donald Trump is inaugurated.

The outgoing administration's Department of Education dropped an 11th-hour salvo saying any payments must be “proportionately” distributed to men and women athletes to satisfy Title IX.

Biden's term was marked by unprecedented funding for schools, but no aggressive policy agenda. Did his administration do enough?

In Biden's last announcement on student-loan forgiveness, he canceled over $600 million in debt for nearly 9,000 borrowers.

The economy rebounded strongly from the COVID shock, but the U.S. continues to grapple with a cost-of-living crisis and spiraling federal debt.

Outgoing President Joe Biden has used a flurry of last-minute executives actions to try to hamstring the incoming Trump administration.

It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. As of

Penny Schwinn, a former teacher and state schools chief, is an advocate for school choice and evidence-based reading practices.