The Department of Education Dismantled: What’s Next?
On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump ordered his staff to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education.” As expected, the legacy media is…
Education Reform
Teachers Unions Are Suing over Trump’s DEI Reversal—And They Might Win
The Trump administration ordered federally funded schools and universities to shut down DEI programs or risk losing funding. If the Trump administration follows through on this threat, it will be a…
Serving Illegal Immigrant Children While Ending the Incentives That Keep Them Coming
The United States cannot continue rewarding illegal immigration by offering free education, housing, and welfare benefits that many American citizens can’t access. Organizations like RCMA should not be receiving millions…
What’s Wrong with Ethnic Studies?
In 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring all California high school students to complete Ethnic Studies by the 2025–2026 school year. This divisive new course is riddled with social…
School Choice: The Battle for Parental Rights and Educational Freedom
On January 29, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in favor of school choice. While the executive order won't suddenly give parents and students access to the billions…
Ending the Department of Education: Background
The Department of Education is back in the national spotlight because President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to work toward dismantling it. As usual, anything Trump proposes—good or bad—receives immediate and…
Ending the Department of Education: The Good
As is usually the case at the beginning of government expansion, the origins at least were noble. The public schools in the South had been segregated for nearly 100 years.
Ending the Department of Education: The Bad
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) significantly expanded of the federal government’s role in public education, with disastrous results: Teachers felt intense pressure to “teach to the test,” emphasizing…
Ending the Department of Education: The Ugly
Shrinking ED would undoubtedly be a complex and controversial process, and we would likely see significant media outcry along the way, which we are already witnessing with just the possibility…
Legislation Proposed to Increase Taxes on Large University Endowments
On Thursday morning, U.S. Sen. J. D. Vance introduced the College Endowment Accountability Act on the Senate floor. The Ohio Republican’s legislation would increase the excise tax on endowment net…