Can Public Education Survive Trump’s Attacks?
On Mar. 3, 2025, Donald Trump’s secretary of education, Linda McMahon, announced her intention to she was chosen to lead. As her first move in what she calls the department’s “final mission,” she announced in the federal education department’s workforce.
The cuts disproportionately impact the civil rights division, which critics say will . Trump’s Department of Education has also launched a special portal to end .
Anne Hyslop is the director of policy development at , a national nonprofit advocacy organization committed to expanding equitable educational opportunities for students of color, students from low-income families, and other students who are members of marginalized groups. She spoke with Ӱҵ Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on Ӱҵ Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about the impact of Trump’s attacks on public education.