From EdTrust 2/10/2026
Soon after President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his administration launched an aggressive effort to “return education to the states.” In reality, this agenda is a sweeping federal attack on public education, a part of a broader Great American Heist that shifts power, resources, and protections away from students and communities and toward political ideology and private interests.
This is not about improving schools. It is a political attack with devastating consequences for students, especially those who are traditionally underserved: students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and immigrant youth.
Read more: https://edtrust.org/rti/protecting-students-while-public-education-is-under-attack/