President Trump has signed an Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education, shifting the responsibility for student education back to individual states. This move marks a significant change in federal involvement in education.

Terry Schilling, President of the American Principles Project, attended the signing at the White House. He expressed support for the decision, stating: “The Department of Education has drastically failed its core mission. Instead of improving student outcomes, it has become a bloated bureaucratic mess that wastes billions of tax dollars and has been weaponized by the far left to inject DEI and radical gender ideology into classrooms and sports fields across this country."

Schilling shared his personal experience with public schools, saying: "As a dad who had to pull his kids out of public schools because of horrific educational outcomes, harmful ideology, and rejection of all parental input, I know first-hand the damage that our failing schools have on our kids." He added his gratitude towards President Trump for recognizing these issues and taking steps to dismantle what he described as an ineffective agency.