Since he took office again, many have accused President Trump of seeking to defund education. However, Education Secretary Linda McMahon sought to correct the misconception at a recent White House Press Briefing.

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From the Daily Wire:

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon addressed federal funding and “education micromanagement” at a White House Press Briefing on Thursday.

“We’re not ending federal support for education,” McMahon said. “We’re ending education micromanagement. The Department of Education does not educate a single student.” [Emphasis added]

At Thursday’s press briefing, McMahon further clarified the misconception currently held by many Democratic lawmakers — including Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz — that President Trump plans to defund education. McMahon reiterated that the Trump administration is focused on ending the bureaucratic, non-educational agency that has failed to improve national reading or math scores for decades.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also stepped in to defend the President, highlighting how the government shutdown proved America doesn’t need a Department of Education. During the shutdown, the Department reportedly furloughed 90% of its staff. Despite this, Leavitt notes that all schools remained open and all teachers received their paychecks in a timely manner.

Secretary McMahon targeted “micromanagement,” clarifying that her and President Trump’s goal is simply to return control of education to the states. And there’s a strong need for this, as years of loose federal control have allowed dangerous teachers unions to seize control of schools around the nation.

From Fox News:

One of the top teachers unions in the country is facing criticism over an upcoming training session that will instruct members on how to go through a gender transition at work, including best practices for using gender pronouns and combating transphobia, while also being provided with literature labeling conservative opposition as “villains.”

In a document posted on its website, the National Education Association (NEA) announced to its more than 3 million educator members a slate of training programs, including a session named “Advancing LGBTQ+ Justice,” scheduled for Dec. 2-4, 2025. The union will also hold an “Advancing Racial Justice through Union Work” on Jan. 13-15, 2026.

According to Fox, the NEA is pushing sexuality, transgenderism, and racial and political division in our schools. And they’re doing it all with the technical approval of the government, as evidenced by the organization’s federal charter.

IFA has spent decades cautioning Americans about the NEA. In 1979, we sent a newsletter to intercessors warning that the establishment of the Department of Education “would give the NEA its own branch of the federal government from which it could dictate federal education policy and lobby for more tax support.” And sure enough, NEA officials were quick to meet with the first Secretary of Education, creating a bond that would poison education for years to come.

With their reform and eventual deconstruction of the federal government, Secretary McMahon and President Trump promise to stamp out this corruption, politicization, and micromanagement. Let’s pray for them as they continue to chip away at this monumental task!

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(Excerpts from the Daily Wire and Fox News. Photo Credit: US Department of Education – https://www.flickr.com/photos/48445211@N06/54715044549/, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=172719421)