February 18, 2026

Department of Education

Trump administration takes hatchet to Education Dept. duties in massive downsizing, restructuring– www.thecollegefix.com

pgnewser November 25, 2025

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The Trump administration on Tuesday made a big move forward in its effort to effectively dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, announcing the agency will transfer a lot of its workload to other federal departments.

The new partnerships with the Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services, and State departments will help streamline and consolidate a lot of bureaucracy and red tape, the Education Department announced in a news release.

“By partnering with agencies that are best positioned to deliver results for students and taxpayers, these [interagency agreements] will streamline federal education activities on the legally required programs, reduce administrative burdens, and refocus programs and activities to better serve students and grantees,” the release stated.

Trump Administration Takes More Steps To End Department Of Ed– thefederalist.com

pgnewser November 19, 2025

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Remember the 2011 Republican presidential debate when then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry blanked on one of the three federal agencies he campaigned on getting rid of if elected president? It was an unforgettable moment, particularly for Perry.

“And I will tell you, it’s three agencies of government when I get there that are gone: Commerce, Education and the, um, what’s the third one there?” he said, looking like a deer in headlights as the bright lights of the stage washed over him. He tried again. Nope.

RINO Mitt Romney tried to provide a lifeline.

“The EPA?” the former Massachusetts governor offered. Perry should have phoned a friend. “EPA, there you go,” Perry agreed, momentarily relieved. But the Environmental Protection Agency wasn’t the answer.

Perry tried one last time. “The third agency of government I would do away with — the education, the uh, the commerce and let’s see. I can’t the third one. I can’t. Sorry Oops.”

High School Seniors Are Struggling To Read — It’s Time To Overhaul Our Education System– dailycaller.com

pgnewser September 15, 2025

High School Seniors Are Struggling To Read — It’s Time To Overhaul Our Education System– dailycaller.com
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As a kid, I was a bit rambunctious. I talked a lot in class, acted up some, and didn’t always pay attention to the lesson. Halfway through 8th grade my English teacher, Mrs. Hunt, told me something profound.

“You know, your classmates really look up to you. They see you as a leader. I bet if you paid attention in class more, you could teach them a thing or two,” she said.

That conversation changed my life. After that, I took my education seriously and tried to be the leader Mrs. Hunt thought I could be. Years later, I completed my doctoral degree in higher education. That conversation with Mrs. Hunt was a defining moment that put me on the pathway to academic and financial success.

This is not a unique story in America. Right after college, I was a middle school math teacher in a low-income community. I learned firsthand what Mrs. Hunt and so many other great teachers already knew — any kid can learn, regardless of zip code, race, income, or background. They just need great teachers who care about their future and an education bureaucracy that gets out of the way.

But right now, bad education policy has put our education system in crisis.

The 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — known as The Nation’s Report Card — paints a grim portrait of K-12 achievement nationwide. These results, the first comprehensive post-pandemic snapshot, reveal American students testing at historic lows across math, reading, and science. In 8th-grade science, only 31% scored proficient, marking the first decline since 2009. For 12th graders, only 22% are proficient in math — the lowest average score since 2005. Nearly two-thirds lack proficiency in reading.

Ed Dept ends ‘abusive’ Biden policy that funded left-wing work-study election jobs– www.thecollegefix.com

pgnewser September 8, 2025

Ed Dept ends ‘abusive’ Biden policy that funded left-wing work-study election jobs– www.thecollegefix.com
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Key Takeaways

  • The Trump Administration rescinded a policy allowing Federal Work-Study funds to be used for student election jobs.
  • The new guidance from the Education Department requires institutions to refrain from hiring individuals involved in political activities benefiting specific groups.
  • Critics say the Biden-era policy was an “abusive misuse” of tax dollars, meant to support Democrats.
  • The change comes after The College Fix found several work-study election jobs were connected to progressive organizations.

Conservative election integrity advocates praised the Trump administration for rescinding a Biden-era guidance that allowed Federal Work-Study funds to be used to employ students to perform election jobs.

The announcement came after The College Fix reported on multiple incidents of the work-study program being used to fund left-wing get-out-the-vote efforts.

Hans von Spakovsky, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese Center, called the Biden-era work-study guidance an “abusive misuse” of tax dollars, intent on ensuring “liberal organizations supporting the Biden reelection effort and the Democrat Party were provided with interns … to enhance the party’s prospects of winning elections.”

House Freedom Caucus Calls on Speaker Johnson to ‘Immediately’ Pass White House’s DOGE Spending Cuts › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser June 3, 2025

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The House Freedom Caucus on Monday called on Speaker Mike Johnson to “immediately” bring the first round of DOGE cut requests to a floor vote for “swift passage.”

The White House’s $9.4 billion rescissions package, which is expected to land in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, slashes funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

“When the White House submits its first rescissions package to enact DOGE spending cuts to Congress, the House of Representatives should immediately move this to the floor for swift passage,” the caucus said in a statement posted on social media.

“The House Freedom Caucus strongly supports these critical rescissions, and we will support as many more rescissions packages the White House can send us in the coming weeks and months. These first DOGE cuts target taxpayer-funded public broadcasters notorious for their liberal bias like NPR and PBS, as well as billions in wasteful foreign aid dollars,” the statement continued.

BREAKING: Trump admin BLOCKED from closing Dept of Education by federal judge | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser May 22, 2025

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Those employees who had already been fired as a result of the reduction-in-force order were required to be reinstated, Joun ruled.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from firing thousands of Department of Education workers and from carrying out an executive order President Donald Trump signed in March, directing the Secretary of Education to take all steps to bring the department to an end.

US District Judge Myong Joun blocked the Trump administration from carrying out a March 11 reduction in force, Trump’s March 20 executive order directing the Secretary of Education to take “all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education,” and Trump’s March 21 order directing the transfer of federal student loan management to the Small Business Administration.

Those employees who had already been fired as a result of the reduction-in-force order were required to be reinstated, Joun ruled.

Trump hits Princeton, Harvard: Suspends funding, pulls billion-dollar federal contracts– www.thecollegefix.com

pgnewser April 3, 2025

Trump hits Princeton, Harvard: Suspends funding, pulls billion-dollar federal contracts– www.thecollegefix.com
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The Trump administration took a one-two punch to two of the most prominent Ivy League institutions in the nation this week, yanking, suspending, and putting under review billions of dollars worth of federal grants and contracts.

With that, a total of four Ivy League universities have been targeted in the last month by the administration, which has cited various concerns, including rampant antisemitism, diversity, equity and inclusion-based discrimination, and women’s rights issues.

On Monday, the Education Department, Health and Human Services, and General Services Administration announced their joint task force will review “more than $8.7 billion in multi-year grant commitments to Harvard University and its affiliates to ensure the university is in compliance with federal regulations, including its civil rights responsibilities.”

“Harvard’s failure to protect students on campus from anti-Semitic discrimination – all while promoting divisive ideologies over free inquiry – has put its reputation in serious jeopardy. Harvard can right these wrongs and restore itself to a campus dedicated to academic excellence and truth-seeking, where all students feel safe on its campus,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated.

‘My child was abused’: Trump administration targets Maine, California for hiding gender transitions from parents– www.thecollegefix.com

pgnewser April 3, 2025

‘My child was abused’: Trump administration targets Maine, California for hiding gender transitions from parents– www.thecollegefix.com
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The U.S. Department of Education recently launched investigations into Maine and California over concerns that public schools in those states violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, by withholding information from parents regarding their children’s gender transitions.

The federal Student Privacy Policy Office argued the goal is to take action “against schools misusing FERPA.”

“Parents and guardians have the right to access their child’s education records to guide and safeguard their child’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Any policy to the contrary is both illegal and immoral,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in a March 28 news release.

The investigation into the Maine Department of Education was prompted by reports that several school districts were adopting policies that concealed information about students’ gender transitions from parents.

States Are Chomping At The Bit To Overhaul America’s Broken Education System– americanactionnews.com

pgnewser March 31, 2025

States Are Chomping At The Bit To Overhaul America’s Broken Education System– americanactionnews.com
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President Donald Trump’s bold plan to eliminate the Department of Education bureaucracy and return education policy to the states represents a long-overdue correction that will empower parents, educators, and local communities to shape the future of learning in America.

For decades, America’s education system has been shackled by federal bureaucracy and inefficiencies. The U.S. Department of Education, created in 1979, has expanded its authority far beyond its original intent, imposing top-down mandates that stifle innovation and burden schools with unnecessary red tape.

Education is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. What works for one student may not work for another.

This is why, despite the Department of Education’s presence and spending for several decades, fourth- and eighth-grade reading scores have managed to fall since the Department started tracking them in the early 1990s. By dissolving the Department, we return control to those who know best and are directly invested in students’ success — the parents, teachers, and state and local policymakers.

Trump To Formally Sign Executive Order That Would Close The Department Of Education– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser March 20, 2025

Trump To Formally Sign Executive Order That Would Close The Department Of Education– trendingpoliticsnews.com
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President Donald Trump is officially moving forward with his plan to dismantle the Department of Education, a move he campaigned on and has taken steps towards implementing since he was inaugurated on January 20.

Trump has long pointed to declining nationwide standardized test scores and overall poor performance of the U.S. public education system despite the fact that the nation leads the world in education funding. The president, along with proponents of abolishing the department, have long called for education to be returned to state control.

“NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) scores reveal a national crisis — our children are falling behind,” Harrison Fields, the White House principal deputy press secretary, told Fox News. “Over the past four years, Democrats have allowed millions of illegal minors into the country, straining school resources and diverting focus from American students.”

“Coupled with the rise of anti-American CRT and DEI indoctrination, this is harming our most vulnerable,” he added. “President Trump’s executive order to expand educational opportunities will empower pare

Trump’s Education Dept. Investigating 60 Universities for ‘Antisemitic Harassment and Discrimination’– legalinsurrection.com

pgnewser March 11, 2025

Trump’s Education Dept. Investigating 60 Universities for ‘Antisemitic Harassment and Discrimination’– legalinsurrection.com
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The Department of Education warned 60 universities and colleges they could lose federal funding if they don’t do more to protect Jewish students.

Officials told the institutions they must “fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.”

The obligations include “uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities.

“The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal antidiscrimination laws.”