AFPI Experts Applaud SCOTUS Decision Empowering Parents and Students, Not Federal Bureaucrats

Washington D.C.— Today, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court levied a major win for the U.S. Department of Education, led by America First Policy Institute (AFPI) alumna Secretary Linda McMahon.

“Under President Trump, the Department of Education and Secretary McMahon will rightly return as much power as possible to where it belongs: states, local schools, and parents,” said AFPI Chair for Education Opportunity Erika Donalds. “We applaud this decision and look forward to further actions within the Department of Education to serve the American parent and child, rather than entrenched bureaucratic interests.”

“Secretary McMahon has sought to match staffing levels at the Department of Education with their actual need, to reorganize the department’s administration, and to better align its operations to its actual purpose,” said AFPI’s interim President & CEO Greg Sindelar. “She has been clear that the goal is to dismantle the department entirely while retaining its critical functions at the local level whenever possible. Working with innovation and efficiency should be the expectation of federal agencies, not the exception. This is exactly the kind of leadership we need in Washington.”

“The Supreme Court accurately signaled that lower courts should not micromanage internal personnel or policy decisions of a federal agency unless there is a clear violation of the law,” said AFPI Executive General Counsel Jessica Hart Steinmann. “The administration has been unfairly targeted with flawed litigation aimed at undermining the president’s ability to operate within his legitimate authority. It is time for that to end. Lord willing, this decision is yet another instance of that tide turning.”