US Education in the Trump 2.0: A timeline of what changed in just 6 months

From January to July 2025, US President Donald Trump enacted sweeping changes in education policy, including mass layoffs at the Department of Education, cuts to university funding over DEI and Title VI concerns, and executive orders targeting gender ideology and critical race theory. Legal battles ensued, with injunctions and a Supreme Court ruling shaping the administration’s ability to restructure federal education functions. Core programmes remain active, but future oversight and funding remain uncertain.

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