What exactly would be cut from the department — and exactly how it could be dismantled — is still unclear. But already, Southern California education officials say they are concerned about what the future of education will look like without the federal department — particularly when it comes to funding.

NJ gets $1 billion in federal K-12 funding. 180,000 low-income NJ college students received $790 million in federal Pell Grants in 2022. Few doubted President Donald Trump's intention to act on his campaign promise to give states greater control over public schools,

Donald Trump's administration has warned of cuts in federal funding for academic institutions and universities if they continue with diversity, equity and inclusion programs that the new U.S. president has attempted to dismantle in his early days in office.

Donald Trump is back at it again, and this time, he’s putting higher education on the chopping block. The former president has issued an ultimatum: universities and colleges across the country have two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives—or risk losing federal funding.