Should the U.S. Department of Education be abolished? That’s one of the questions that the new presidential administration and the new Congress may grapple with in 2025. But what does this mean for a broader education policy agenda for the next four years?

On this episode, Nic Dunn interviews AEI Senior Fellow Max Eden about the latest national developments in education policy and what they mean for states. Sutherland Institute Education Policy Fellow Christine Cooke Fairbanks also joins the show to articulate how these national shifts may point to a renewal of state and parental empowerment in ways that will benefit students.

Show notes:

• Trump should use the education department, not abolish it – Washington Examiner
• Could Trump’s second term forever change federal education policy? – Sutherland Institute
• Education Policy Issue Page – Sutherland Institute

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