The 39th president helped create the U.S. Department of Education. He had also been a school board member and an ...

A legacy of the now late President Jimmy Carter was the creation of two new federal Cabinet-level departments. He signed into ...

Traffic woes, rehashing the election, Jimmy Carter's legacy and red state education are among the topics on our readers' ...

Members of Congress, the Supreme Court and other dignitaries will gather at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for a lying-in-state ...

Carter signed the law that established the federal Department of Education and maintained a strong presence in schooling well ...

Carter also left a lasting imprint on education policy by expanding federal aid to middle-income students. But his actions ...

Carter signed Executive Order Executive Order 12232 which ensured federal support for Historically Black Colleges and ...

Vice President Kamala Harris gave a eulogy for the late President Jimmy Carter, who fulfilled his final wish when he cast a ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at 100, is best known in education for overseeing the creation of a federal department of education. But his long life was full of intersections with ...

The public will be able to pay their respects to the 39th president at the U.S. Capitol until his state funeral Thursday ...

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered one of the eulogies for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Former ...

Amy Carter was just 9 years old when her father, Jimmy Carter, became the 39th President of the United States in 1977.