Trump Continues to Gut the US Education Department

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Two of the U.S. Department of Education's biggest responsibilities will shift to other federal agencies: safeguarding student civil rights and supervising programs for students with disabilities.

The moves to HHS and DOJ would further dismantle an agency that President Donald Trump has vowed to close, and it would leave the Education Department with a shrinking number of responsibilities.

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"While the administration claimed the move would better serve some of the nation's most vulnerable children, disability rights advocates sounded the alarm.

"This is another vindictive attempt to undermine public education," says Denise Forte, president and CEO of Ed Trust, a think tank focused on addressing education inequity.

"And at this moment, when we know that children with disabilities need more support, not less " HHS is not the place for that."

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Republicans know that the more educated someone is, the more they vote against Republicans.

And the more cruel they can be to children, the more the Cult likes it.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-16 02:43 PM | Reply

Dummkopf Trumpf and the Republicans behave as if they are never losing power, like the Third Reich.

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-06-16 03:50 PM | Reply

Or they know it will be a long time wandering in the desert after the end of the Trumpy error and they have to destroy as much democracy as they can while they can. Devil be damned.

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-16 03:53 PM | Reply

DEATH TO TYRANTS

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-06-16 06:55 PM | Reply

Or they know it will be a long time wandering in the desert after the end of the Trumpy error and they have to destroy as much democracy as they can while they can. Devil be damned.
#3 | POSTED BY DONNERBOY

What Bill, Act, President, or Justice at the Federal level have you ever directly voted on or for?

How much direct Democracy does the US Federal system have?

How has Trump changed any of that?

REgarding the topic ... there's little evidence the DoE has done any good.

1979 the USA was #1 in education.
46 years later, the USA is #40.
But the US is, #1 in cost per student.

Just one more tax increase to get to Utopia, am I right?

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-06-16 07:52 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

- am I right?

It would be the first time, but no... as noted above, Republicans hate Education as much as they do Women, Immigrants, and Chinese Visa holders.

#6 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-16 07:58 PM | Reply

Just one more tax increase to get to Utopia, am I right?

#5 | POSTED BY ONEIRONAUT

When you say "Utopia" ------------- think Starbase, Texas.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-06-16 08:32 PM | Reply

What Bill, Act, President, or Justice at the Federal level have you ever directly voted on or for?

How much direct Democracy does the US Federal system have?

How has Trump changed any of that?

REgarding the topic ... there's little evidence the DoE has done any good.

STFU you stupid piece of lying s*&^.

#8 | Posted by jpw at 2026-06-17 02:20 AM | Reply

Actually the students got a better education she the states were in charge, than they noew receive under 'guidance' of the Dept Of Ed and liberal teachers' unions. Overall the Dept Of Ed has been detrimental to our education system and glad it is being dissembled and power returned to hte states.

BTW, even back then states did receive fiscal assistance from the fed govt in case you were wondering, so no need to have a 'middleman' to disburse those funds.

AI Overview Yes, states received federal funds for education long before the cabinet-level U.S. Department of Education was officially established in 1979

#9 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-06-17 09:23 AM | Reply