Skip to main content
Back to Show
PBS News Hour

How the Trump administration is reshaping U.S. education

In March, Trump signed an executive order to begin shutting down the Department of Education, though it would take an act of Congress to actually close it. In the meantime, the department is taking dramatic steps toward fulfilling a conservative vision of a reshaped primary and secondary education system. John Yang speaks with ProPublica investigative reporter Jennifer Smith Richards for more.

Support Provided By
Season
October 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
October 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
October 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
October 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 30, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
September 30, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 29, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
September 29, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
September 28, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
September 28, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
September 27, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
September 27, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
August 31, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
August 31, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
April 5, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
April 5, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
January 12, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:44
January 12, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
January 11, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
January 11, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
June 24, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
Israel's Prime Minister says the intense phase of the war in Gaza will end soon as Israel and the U.S. argue over weapons deliveries.
June 3, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
After Claudia Sheinbaum becomes the first woman to win Mexico's presidential election, a look at what that means for U.S. relations.
Active loading indicator