"Educational Arson": Trump Moves to Abolish Dept. of Education Amid Broader Attack on Public Schools

Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt As the Trump administration, led in part by his unelected adviser Elon Musk, sets its sights on cutting the Department of Education, we speak to longtime educator Jesse Hagopian about what he calls an "extremist, authoritarian power grab to dismantle public education and enforce ideological conformity." Hagopian, whose new book, _Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education_, traces the history of racist educational censorship, adds, "This isn't about protecting children. We know that dismantling the Department of Education is really about imposing … the violence of organized forgetting." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe