The US Supreme Court is clearing Trump’s path to the Gent Education Department
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday clarified how President Donald Trump’s administration would resume dismantling the Department of Education.
- Social media videos falsely claim that President Trump is shortening his grade to six months.
- The claim is not true. Trump has not made such an announcement.
- Trump took education-related actions, including signing an executive order aimed at shutting down the Department of Education and an executive order aimed at restoring the president’s fitness test.
Videos circulating on social media claim that President Donald Trump has reduced his grade to six months, but that’s not true.
Some videos on Tiktok have tens of thousands of likes! and has accumulated forwards, claiming that Trump proposed cuts for post-educational disruptive education.
“Breaking the news in a shocking and highly controversial statement,” the news anchor style voice said of one of the videos featuring news headlines and news clips of Trump and children. “President Donald Trump has proposed dramatic cuts up to the US school year, allowing children to attend school for just six months starting in August.”
This is not the first time a fake news article has spread through a Tiktok video. Earlier this year, other fake stories have been spreading that Trump is only alive for a few days (he is still alive), and he approved a $1,200 payment for his stay-at-home mother (he didn’t).
Here’s what you need to know:
Has Trump been making schools six months longer?
No, Trump hasn’t made an announcement that he intends to shorten his grade.
What has Trump done in his education so far?
In March, Trump signed an executive order aimed at shutting down the U.S. Department of Education, but disbanding the department entirely would take Congress’ action. However, the US Supreme Court in July allowed the administration to fire hundreds of workers in an effort to reduce the division. The K-12 curriculum is primarily within the scope of local governments, but the Ministry of Education plays a role in supporting K-12 schools through funding. The agency also oversees the university to ensure legal compliance and federal student aid.
The Trump administration is also aiming for higher education and has threatened to withhold funds from several U.S. universities. He argued that the system was not sufficient to fight anti-Semitism during its protests against the war in Gaza, which led to both anti-Semitism and Islamhophobia allegations. Some universities, like Brown and Columbia, have reached unprecedented deals with the Trump administration to end the freeze.
Trump has also restored presidential fitness tests for public school students.
Contributions: Zachary Schermele, Maureen Groppe, USA Today
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA Today Network. Contact her at kcrowley@gannett.com. Follow her on X and Tiktok @kinseycrowley or Bluesky @kinseycrowley.bsky.social.
