President Trump’s move to slash the Department of Education has teachers union boss Randi Weingarten in full panic mode. She claims shutting down the department will hurt kids and families, but many see her outrage as pure hypocrisy.
During the COVID pandemic, Weingarten pushed to keep schools closed for over a year. Kids suffered learning loss while unions held power. Now she’s crying foul about Trump’s plan to cut federal education bureaucracy, saying it might lead to school closures. The irony is thick.
The Department of Education spends $60 billion a year but doesn’t teach a single student. Trump’s order trims fat, sending control back to states. Secretary Linda McMahon says it’s about efficiency, but Weingarten calls it an attack on poor kids. Yet 26 million students rely on Title I funds, which often get stuck in red tape. Cutting bureaucracy could let states spend that cash smarter.
Weingarten’s union is suing to stop the cuts, claiming they’ll hurt Pell Grants and special ed. But parents remember how unions blocked schools from reopening. They see this lawsuit as another power grab. Polls show most Americans want schools run locally, not by D.C. paper-pushers.
The union boss also frets about college aid forms, but parents are tired of federal overreach. Trump’s plan scraps programs pushing gender ideology and equity quotas. For families, that means less woke propaganda in classrooms and more focus on basics like math and reading.
Weingarten’s meltdowns aren’t new. She’s been caught lying before, like denying critical race theory was taught in schools while her union voted to push it. Parents saw through the act. Now they’re seeing through this too.
Conservatives argue the Education Department is a bloated relic. Since 1979, it’s grown into a jobs program for bureaucrats. Trump’s cuts fire 2,183 workers, nearly half the department. That’s good news for taxpayers sick of funding desk jockeys.
The bottom line? Weingarten fears losing influence. Trump’s plan returns power to parents and local leaders. After years of unions putting politics over kids, it’s time for a change. Let states decide what’s best—not D.C. or union bosses.
