Trump Administration Play-by-Play: 2025 & Beyond

Public education has long been under attack in the U.S. Now, the players leading that attack will be directing federal education policy and they have not hidden their plans for public schools. To the contrary, they’ve published them for everyone to see. This Administration Play-by-Play looks under the hood of those plans to explore how President Trump and his appointees might accomplish their goals.

It lays out the potential timing and process for Administration actions to implement education priorities and highlights opportunities for disrupting those plans. It also offers additional resources for anyone who wants to learn more about these anticipated policy actions and their impact on public schools, as well as how public school advocates are preparing and responding. By demystifying the federal actions and process the Administration might follow and identifying resources, we hope to support partners in developing strategies to protect public education in local communities, cities, and states.

This resource is being developed in real-time and is intended to cover the first two years of the Trump Administration, traditionally the most productive years of a president’s term. It is structured in parts: actions the Administration could take during the first 100 days, the first six months, the first year, and over the first eighteen months. The initial version of this document focuses on policies that could be implemented in the first 100 days to six months of the Trump Administration. As a living document, it will be updated with information on policies that have been enacted, policies that have been delayed or dropped, as well as other emerging Administration priorities or on-the-ground changes. It also will be updated to include additional resources and information on partner responses.