President Trump can still change the U.S. Department of Education. That fact keeps federal education policy in the center of the national debate, even when the future of the department itself remains contested.
The department is one of the main ways Washington influences schools across the country. Changes in its direction can affect how federal officials treat parents, school choice, religious liberty and local control. For families, the question is not only what happens inside one agency. It is whether Washington will respect parents as the primary educators of their children.
Christians should watch this debate closely. Education forms children. It teaches them what is true, what is good and what kind of people they should become. Federal policy should not trap children in schools that fail them or pressure schools to adopt gender ideology and other views that reject God’s design.
The next step is for federal leaders to use their authority to return power to parents and communities. Families need more freedom, not more bureaucracy. Any change at the Department of Education should move the country toward strong schools, real accountability and broader access to the education parents choose for their children.
