By Sarmista Kolluru Edited by Isabella Phillips Published 12/17/2025 Image source: Education Next, “The Middle of the Beginning of Ending the Department of Education.” If you’ve been keeping up with political debates lately, you’ve probably seen renewed ideologies from many Republicans, including President Donald Trump, to abolish the Department of Education . While the Department has not been shut down, proposals to do so have been circulating. The U.S. Department of Educati