Op-Ed | Center for Education Opportunity

Education Belongs to Parents Again

Erika Donalds ,  Jorge Martinez ,  May 27, 2025

Originally published by Townhall

In schools across America, a quiet revolution is underway — and it’s being led by President Donald J. Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon. After years of bureaucratic overreach, ideological indoctrination, and declining academic standards, educational freedom has returned to the hands of those who know best: parents.

From day one, President Trump and Vice President JD Vance made it clear that their priority was putting students first, not teachers’ unions, not activist administrators, and not Washington elites. Under their leadership, America is witnessing the most sweeping restoration of parental rights and school choice in modern history. The results are profound.

This administration’s national initiative to expand educational freedom under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and enhanced guidance for Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs redirects federal education dollars toward approved private, charter, religious, homeschooling, and technical education options.

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