By — John Yang John Yang By — Claire Mufson Claire Mufson By — Zoie Lambert Zoie Lambert By — Laine Immell Laine Immell Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-trump-administration-is-dramatically-reshaping-education-in-america Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio In March, Trump signed an executive order to begin shutting down the Department of Education, though it would take an act of Congress to actually close it. In the meantime, the department is taking dramatic steps toward fulfilling a conservative vision of a reshaped primary and secondary education system. John Yang speaks with ProPublica investigative reporter Jennifer Smith Richards for more. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Oct 19, 2025 By — John Yang John Yang John Yang is the anchor of PBS News Weekend and a correspondent for the PBS News Hour. He covered the first year of the Trump administration and is currently reporting on major national issues from Washington, DC, and across the country. @johnyangtv By — Claire Mufson Claire Mufson Claire Mufson is a journalist and general assignment producer at PBS News Weekend. She produces stories on a wide range of topics including breaking news, health care, culture, disability and the environment. Before joining PBS News, she worked in Paris for French public broadcasting channel France 24 and for The New York Times. By — Zoie Lambert Zoie Lambert Zoie Lambert is a production assistant for PBS News Weekend. By — Laine Immell Laine Immell