Supreme Court Allows Trump to Dismantle Education Department, Largest Teachers Union Vows Resistance

House Republicans, led by Rep. Mark Harris and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, are set to introduce legislation aimed at rescinding the federal charter of the National Education Association (NEA), the largest U.S. teachers' union, criticizing it for pursuing a partisan agenda rather than focusing on students and educators. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to proceed with his plan to restructure and reduce the Department of Education, including laying off approximately 1,400 employees, a move hailed by Trump as a victory that returns control to the states. The NEA, led by President Becky Pringle, strongly condemns the Supreme Court ruling and the administration's efforts, warning that dismantling the department will harm students by increasing class sizes, cutting educational programs, and weakening civil rights protections. The decision has sparked outrage among teachers' unions and education advocates, who view the department's reduction as a destructive effort to undermine public education and civil rights enforcement. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, criticizing the majority for enabling an executive power that threatens to nullify statutes by eliminating the personnel needed to enforce them. The controversy highlights the ongoing conflict between the Trump administration's education policies and union-led opposition concerned about the future of public education in America.