President Trump Signs Executive Order to Dismantle the Department of Education

WASHINGTON – Today, President Trump signed an Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education and send the responsibility of educating students back to the states. Terry Schilling, President of American Principles Project, was present for the signing of the Executive Order at the White House and released the following statement: “The Department of Education has … Read more

Senate Confirms Linda McMahon for Secretary of the Department of Education

WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to serve as the Secretary of Education. Under her leadership, she will execute President Trump’s vision by returning education to the states, empowering parents, and stripping DEI and woke gender ideology out of classrooms. In response, Terry Schilling, President of American Principles Project (APP), released … Read more

APP Study: Biden-Harris Admin Weaponized Education Office to Target Christian and Career Colleges

Department of Education building

WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) released a new report detailing how actions taken by the Biden-Harris Department of Education have unfairly targeted Christian colleges and universities. Drawing on newly obtained data, the report found that nearly 70 percent of the Department’s enforcement actions have involved faith-based and career schools, despite those schools representing … Read more

APP Calls for Resignation of Education Secretary Cardona

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona (public domain image)

According to reports today, President Biden’s Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has been implicated in efforts by the administration to vilify concerned parents speaking out against their local school boards. An email exchange between officials at the National School Boards Association (NSBA), obtained via FOIA request, indicates that the group’s September letter to the Department … Read more

Biden Admin Escalates War on Women, Attempts to Rewrite Title IX

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) under President Biden announced it would be interpreting “sex” in Title IX to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” The DOE cites the Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County as justification for this move, despite the fact that it directly contradicts the majority opinion which explicitly … Read more

Trump Admin Takes Action to Defend Women Athletes

Athletic track (public domain photo)

Yesterday, it was reported that the US Department of Education has found Connecticut’s school athletics policy allowing biological males to compete in girl’s sports in violation of Title IX. In a letter sent earlier this month, the Department’s Office of Civil Rights declared that the state’s policy has “denied female student-athletes athletic benefits and opportunities” … Read more