In a move that has sent shockwaves through Washington, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (DOE)—a federal agency that has long overstepped its constitutional boundaries and failed the American people. Critics are panicking, but the reality is this: education was never meant to be controlled by Washington, and the DOE was never about the kids.
A Department Built on Politics, Not Education
The Department of Education was created in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter not because of any urgent need for federal oversight, but to secure support from the teachers' unions in his re-election bid. It was a political maneuver, not an educational reform. In fact, the Department of Education Organization Act explicitly states:
"The establishment of the Department of Education shall NOT increase the authority of the Federal Government over education or diminish the responsibility for education, which is reserved to the States and the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the States."
The Act also claims that the Department was meant to:
"PROTECT the rights of State and local governments and public and private educational institutions...and improve the control of such governments and institutions over their own educational programs and policies."
Yet, since its creation, the DOE has done the exact opposite. It has centralized power, dictated curriculum, and manipulated funding to push ideological agendas, stripping states, parents, and local communities of the authority that was promised to them.
Federal Control Has Failed Students
Since the DOE took control, test scores have plummeted, student achievement has stagnated, and spending has skyrocketed. The U.S. spends more per student than almost any other country, yet American students rank embarrassingly low in math, reading, and science compared to their international peers.
The DOE has poured billions of taxpayer dollars into programs that have done nothing to improve education. Instead, the department has used its funding power to push radical leftist ideologies like Critical Race Theory (CRT), gender theory, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, turning schools into Marxist indoctrination centers rather than places of learning.
Education or Activism? What the DOE Has Really Done
Former professor C.S. Lewis warned in his book The Abolition of Man that modern education would stop teaching students how to seek truth, wisdom, and virtue. Instead, it would train them to be activists, loyal only to the state and its latest ideological obsession.
This is exactly what has happened under the DOE’s reign. Instead of focusing on math, science, reading, and history, our schools have been transformed into factories that churn out students who know more about intersectionality and protest tactics than basic U.S. civics.
The DOE and its allies in academia have erased classical education, which once taught students to seek truth, beauty, and goodness. They have replaced it with a system that teaches children to hate their country, distrust their families, and worship government control.
Restoring Power to Parents and the States
By dismantling the DOE, Trump is doing exactly what Congress originally intended, returning education to the states and local communities.
Some critics argue that without the DOE, federal funding might be withheld from certain states if they teach things the government disagrees with. But this argument ignores reality: the federal government has already been using funding as a weapon to control states. The DOE has dictated everything from testing standards to curriculum choices, forcing states to comply with leftist agendas or risk losing funding.
If states truly want control over their education, they should fund their own schools instead of relying on federal money with strings attached. That is what real educational freedom looks like.
The Left’s True Fear: Losing Their Money Machine
The real reason the Left is panicking is not because they fear losing education quality (which they’ve already destroyed), but because the DOE is a massive money-laundering operation for the Democratic Party.
Here’s how it works:
- Your tax dollars fund the DOE.
- The DOE sends billions to universities and public schools (particularly for DEI, CRT, and left-wing initiatives).
- University faculty, who overwhelmingly donate to Democrat politicians, receive this money.
- That money cycles right back into Democrat campaigns, securing their power.
By dismantling the DOE, Trump is cutting off one of the biggest financial pipelines that fuels left-wing politics. That’s the real reason they are terrified.
In other words...
Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education is a victory for the Constitution, for parents, and for the future of America’s children. The DOE has spent decades failing students, undermining local control, and turning schools into activist factories.
By restoring power to states, parents, and local communities, this move will allow schools to focus on real education again not political indoctrination. It is time to raise a generation of children who seek knowledge, truth, and excellence, rather than one trained to blindly serve the state.
This is not just about education; it’s about saving the future of America.
