Trump has frequently discussed plans to eliminate the Department of Education dating back to the campaign trail and said in September 2024 he wanted to cut down on the federal government’s ...

The department also provides 13.6% of funding for public K-12 education, according to the Education Data Initiative, sending funding streams that include Title I—which describes federal ...

Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, during a review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for Department of Education hearing on Capitol Hill, June 3, 2025.

Since the Department of Education was formed by Congress in 1979, gutting it has been an enduring priority for the conservative movement. Ronald Reagan promised to shutter the year-old department ...

Though the Trump administration wants to dismantle the Education Department, eliminating it completely would require an act of Congress — a significant political hurdle given that most Senate ...

What does the Department of Education fund? Despite claims to the contrary by proponents of closing the Department, including the Trump administration, K-12 curricula is largely under the purview ...