Donald Trump wants to remove the federal government's role in education.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowAug 5, 2026
As of 2026-08-05, sources show Trump has acted to remove the federal government's role in education: a March 2025 executive order directs closure of the Education Department and return of authority to states, and the workforce was roughly halved, with ongoing downsizing and outsourcing of responsibilities.
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… They, they enable all these woke professors that have been there for years, that are on tenure, to preach whatever they want to preach, and, and they're not controlled. So we got a lot of problems, and President Trump wants to take education out of the federal government. He's exactly right. We have to do that. If we don't, that's going to be a continuation of just indoctrinating these kids in this woke ideology. …
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Supports. A White House fact sheet says Trump signed an executive order directing the Education Secretary to facilitate closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the states.[4]
Supports. Reuters reported Trump would sign an order aiming to shut down the Department of Education, acting on a key campaign pledge.[1]
Supports. PolitiFact reports the administration roughly halved the department's workforce in March 2025 and continues to dismantle it, with responsibilities increasingly outsourced.[2]
Supports. FactCheck.org reports Trump has acted on closing the Department of Education since returning to office.[3]
Context. Congress has not abolished the department; legislation is required, and the budget proposal puts it on a path to elimination rather than completing it.[1][2][5]
Sources
5 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Trump to sign order to shut down Department of Education, White ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Despite new hiring, Education Department responsibilities ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3Trump, Project 2025 and the 'Dismantling' of the ' ...factcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 4Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Empowers Parents ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here's how it ...washingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: context
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