FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 15, 2025

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Supreme Court Clears Path to Further Dismantle Department of Education
EdTrust: “This isn’t reform—it’s a full-scale assault on student opportunity”

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to continue its effort to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education marks another devastating blow to students, families, and the future of public education.

In response, Denise Forte, president and CEO of EdTrust, issued the following statement:

“SCOTUS’s decision is as alarming as it is unprecedented. Weakening the Department of Education doesn’t fix public education — it fractures it. This decision will embolden the administration to further gut the Department from within, which in turn will strip away federal guardrails that ensure students with disabilities, students of color, and those from low-income backgrounds are protected, supported, and seen.

“This isn’t about efficiency, and it will not improve educational outcomes for students. It’s about walking away from the federal government’s responsibility to uphold civil rights, fund schools fairly, and guarantee access to education from preschool through college.

“This is a continuation of this administration’s pursuit to privatize, defund, and destabilize our public education system. From the expansion of private school vouchers and attacks on diversity and school curriculum, to egregious funding cuts proposed by President Trump’s 2026 budget, the ongoing ICE raids, and the total elimination of funding for our earliest learners in Head Start programs, the politics of cruelty reign supreme. The weaponization of the Office for Civil Rights has only served to make schools less safe and leave students with fewer protections. The high court’s recent decision only serves to accelerate this dangerous trajectory.

“EdTrust has called this coordinated effort what it is: the Great American Heist — a sweeping attack on public education that robs millions of students of opportunity and strips communities of critical supports.”

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