Well, here we go again.
Democrat attorneys general have filed their 31st lawsuit against the Trump administration in just 25 weeks. That’s more than one a week.
This time, they’re suing over President Trump’s plan to cut bloated spending and return education decisions to states and parents, not Washington bureaucrats.
The lawsuit comes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on July 14, giving the Trump team the green light to lay off about 1,400 employees from the Department of Education.
That’s about a third of the entire agency. And for those of us who believe in smaller, smarter government, it’s a step in the right direction.
Now, a group of 24 Democrat-led states is suing because the administration put a temporary freeze on $6.8 billion in federal education grants.
According to the administration, these funds were being used to push radical left-wing agendas, like so-called “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) programs, instead of actually helping students learn.
Here in Nevada, the freeze affects about $53 million for K-12 education and another $8 million for adult education.
That money has been going to things like after-school programs and English-learner support, but the administration says it’s reviewing how much of that money has been redirected to political activism and bureaucratic waste instead of the classroom.
Critics argue that kids will suffer if the funding doesn’t come through.
But let’s be honest – kids have already been suffering under a failing federal system for years. Test scores are down, behavior issues are up, and many parents don’t even know what’s being taught in schools anymore.
The problem isn’t money. It’s how the money is being used.
In a statement released earlier this month, a federal education spokesperson said the freeze was meant to “pause the misuse of taxpayer dollars that support a radical, leftwing agenda that has no place in education.”
And they’re right.
Programs that divide students by race or gender identity, or tell children they are “oppressors” or “victims” based on the color of their skin, do nothing to improve reading, writing, or math scores.
In fact, they distract from real learning. President Trump has made it clear that education should be about academics – not activism.
Of course, the Democrats don’t see it that way.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford joined the lawsuit, calling the funding freeze “politically motivated” and “harmful.”
But what’s really harmful is the idea that Washington bureaucrats know what’s best for our kids in Nevada.
It’s no surprise that AG Ford and his allies are fighting tooth and nail to keep their grip on power.
But voters should ask: Who’s really standing up for students – Trump, who wants to put parents and states back in control, or Ford, who wants to protect DC insiders?
The Trump administration’s broader goal is to shrink, and eventually shut down the Department of Education altogether, shifting responsibility back to state and local governments.
That’s something President Reagan once promised but couldn’t pulled off. Trump might be the first president to actually get it done.
Even with this lawsuit, the American people are catching on.
A 2024 Rasmussen poll found that 62% of likely voters support giving more control of schools to states and local communities, rather than the federal government.
This is about more than just cutting jobs or freezing funding. It’s about putting kids first, cleaning up the mess in Washington, and stopping the weaponization of education by far-left ideologues.
So while Democrat AGs file lawsuit after lawsuit – wasting taxpayer dollars and clogging up the courts – President Trump is doing what he was elected to do: cut the fat, fight the swamp, and put America’s children back on the right track.
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