President Trump Wants to Abolish the Department of Education. How Would Michigan Schools Be Impacted?

MICHIGAN, Feb. 5, 2025 ~ The Trump Administration is preparing an attempt to abolish the Department of Education, causing uproar among public educators and advocates.

The order would ask the secretary of education to start winding down the department’s duties, while President Donald Trump himself will urge Congress to completely dismantle it. K-12 Alliance of Michigan Executive Director Robert McCann said Michigan receives about 10% of its education funding from the federal government in exchange for education data, along with programs for at-risk students and students with disabilities. “There has to be a process in place where we understand as school administrators what needs to happen, what schools need to do to stay in compliance, and how that money is going to get to our schools and ultimately to our students,” McCann told WJR.