The Trump Administration’s Education Cuts Are Devastating Our Schools

Updated April 29, 2025

Author: Chenelle Hammonds, Senior Policy Associate

Since returning to office, the Trump administration has significantly reduced federal investment in K-12 education, illegally cutting or eliminating funding for teacher training, civil rights enforcement, mental health supports, and more. These changes are already being felt in classrooms across the country, with schools facing staffing shortages, program cancellations, and increased barriers to student well-being. The chart below outlines some of the actions the administration has taken to date, and what they mean for students, educators, and communities. These attacks reflect a broader ideological effort to weaken public education as a civic institution, shifting power away from educators and communities and toward centralized control over what students learn and who is allowed to thrive.