BREAKING:”Government Shutdown Exposes the Biggest Lie in American Education — States Prove They Can Run Schools Without Washington”

In a shocking incident in the education sector, the recent government shutdown in Washington, D.C., has exposed a truth that the media has long dared not tell: the American education system is fully functioning without the federal Department of Education.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks during a rally outside the Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 13, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

When the Department of Education shut down, more than half of the federal workforce was furloughed, but schools remained open, teachers remained in classrooms, and students continued to learn. Major funding like Title I and IDEA continued to flow to states according to established formulas, demonstrating that real control of education resides in states and localities, not Washington.

The lesson from this event is clear: teachers unions and the federal political apparatus maintained the Department of Education not to improve the quality of education, but to increase power, money, and political influence. Now, with the lights out, the truth has emerged: children are still learning, teachers are still teaching, and parents have taken back control of education.