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September 22, 2026
This Office Was the Best Defense Against Discrimination in Schools. Trump Destroyed It.
The Office for Civil Rights’ Equity Assistance Centers and Technical Assistance Program are easy ways that schools can resolve civil rights issues…now McMahon and Trump are phasing them out.
September 18, 2026
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Trump’s War on Public Data
Trump’s antagonistic relationship with facts is well documented. His most egregious attacks on reality aren’t just rhetorical. They threaten physical safety and American democracy. They target the ways we define what we know about the country and ourselves. Trump’s assault on public data is not a side project, it’s a core feature of his authoritarian approach to governance. By hollowing out federal statistics, limiting information gathering, and redacting inconvenient reports, the Trump administration is warping reality to suit its political narrative. The goal isn’t just to obscure the effects of the president’s policies, it’s to prevent the public from seeing them at all.
June 25, 2026 | Washington Blade
Administration must stop targeting LGBTQ kids
McMahon, Trump, and Republicans are targeting LGBTQ kids.
June 24, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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Elite Corruption, From Silicon Valley to the Supreme Court
Welcome back to Watchdog Weekly. We’ve been busy so far this hurricane season, tracking the literal and metaphorical storms gathering on the horizon as elite immunity spreads its shadow over the American landscape. Here are some of the projects we’ve been working on lately:
May 26, 2026
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V for Vampire Vought's Vendetta
This report summarizes how OMB Director Russell Vought is weaponizing federal funding for education, food, health, transportation, and other life-affirming programs to punish and coerce Trump’s political enemies, hurting millions of Americans in the process.
April 21, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Jeff Yass
Billionaire Jeff Yass, a GOP mega-donor including $16 million to Trump super PAC MAGA Inc., has influence over education and TikTok policy.
March 27, 2026
McMahon’s Hatch-et Job in North Carolina
Rather than making the lives of students better, McMahon chooses to elevate the political ambitions of a North Carolina Senate hopeful. In doing so, she may have violated the Hatch Act.
November 19, 2025 | The American Prospect
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation
The Trump Administration’s voucher scheme, coupled with potential changes to the Office of Civil Rights, is part of the decades old Republican plan to bring back segregation in schools.
October 16, 2025 | The American Prospect
The Republican Plot to Destroy Education Research
Elon Musk and the Trump administration have gutted the Institute of Education Science.
August 20, 2025 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
During Back to School, Send Team Trump to the Principal’s Office
Trump’s enablers must pay a political price for increased costs of back-to-school essentials, cuts to public education, and embracing child-endangering AI.
August 19, 2025 | The American Prospect
The Office of Federal Student Aid Is Under Attack
Students will pay the price for gutting a key agency for disbursing federal aid and overseeing private student loan companies.
July 30, 2025
Harvard’s Former President Praises Trump’s Repression of Academic Freedom
Larry Summers has embraced Trump’s war on higher ed, backing the fascist takeover of Columbia and proposing the same thing for Harvard
April 09, 2025
There’s Only Bad Options For Student Aid If Trump Dismantles The Education Department
The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the Department of Education will leave millions of borrowers in limbo.
February 12, 2025
The Dire Consequences For A Society With No Department of Education
With rumors growing that Trump plans to sign an executive order which would effectively dismantle the Department of Education, this factsheet highlights the likely deleterious effects for millions of students across the country.
