Dept. of Education
www.ed.gov48%Progreso de la Agencia
- Total
- 23
- Completado
- 8
- En progreso
- 6
- No iniciado
- 9
3 objetivos con órdenes judiciales
Objetivos
Rescind the Equity in IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) regulations.
Dept. of EducationNota: Effectively accomplished by laying off the entire Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which ensures that states are complying with IDEA regulations.
Roll back student loan forgiveness and income-driven repayment plans.
Dept. of EducationNota: Enacted as part of reconciliation bill.
Cease investigating Title VI disparate impact cases.
Dept. of EducationNota: Effectively achieved by closing most civil rights offices; DOJ issued a new rule restricting use of disparate impact analyses; Since Trump returned to office, the Education Dept’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
Expand school choice (i.e. public funding for private schools).
Dept. of EducationNota: Trump signed an executive order to increase federal support for school choice programs, reconciliation bill includes private school tax credits.
Rescind Biden-era guidance that added a "non-binary" option in civil rights data collected from schools.
Dept. of EducationNota: Achieved by issuing an executive order declaring it is federal policy that there are only two genders: male and female.
Eliminate the GEAR-UP program (provides low-income middle and high school students with academic assistance).
Dept. of EducationNota: The Dept. of Education canceled nine GEAR Up grants at more than 200 public schools "because of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at those schools".
En progreso
Ban "critical race theory" and "gender ideology" from public school curriculum.
Dept. of EducationNota: Trump issued an executive order directing the Education Dept. to eliminate federal funding for schools promoting “indoctrination” based on “gender ideology and discriminatory equity ideology.”.
Eliminate the PLUS loan program.
Dept. of EducationNota: Graduate PLUS Program eliminated via reconciliation bill.
En progreso
Cap the indirect cost rate paid to universities.
Dept. of EducationNota: The National Institutes of Health announced a 15% cap on indirect funding to universities and research organizations.
Break up the Department of Education.
Dept. of EducationNota: The administration began shifting federal education programs to other agencies (mainly the Dept. of Labor) on Nov. 18, 2025.
En progreso
Terminate the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Dept. of EducationNota: Trump directed agencies to limit PSLF program based on ideology; Education Dept. proposes cutting off PSLF for teachers, nurses, and doctors who work at disfavored institutions .