Oh, would you look at that? Top union boss Randi Weingarten is having an absolute meltdown on MSNBC. And why? Because the gravy train of bloated bureaucracy and federal overreach in education might finally be coming to an end. The very idea that states and parents could have more control over their children’s education instead of unelected bureaucrats in Washington has sent her into full panic mode.
“It’s a disaster symbolically and as much as it’s a disaster in reality,” Weingarten said during an interview on MSNBC. “I’m really angry about this! I’m really angry!”
“Weingarten’s disaster”—as she so dramatically put it—isn’t about students, parents, or even teachers. It’s about power. For decades, the Department of Education has been a bloated, ineffective money pit, throwing billions of taxpayer dollars at failing schools while test scores plummet and radical ideology seeps into the classroom. And now that President Trump has made it clear that he plans to return education funding to the states, she’s absolutely beside herself.
But let’s take a step back and look at what’s really happening here. Education Secretary Linda McMahon laid it out perfectly in her letter to department staff. The Department of Education was created in 1980, and in the decades since, it has spent over $1 trillion of taxpayer money while student performance has stagnated or even declined. American kids are leaving school less prepared than ever, drowning in leftist indoctrination instead of learning basic math and reading. Teachers are quitting in record numbers, frustrated by red tape and union politics, while parents are increasingly shut out of decisions about their own children’s education.
“American education can be the greatest in the world. It ought not to be corrupted by political ideologies, special interests, and unjust discrimination. Parents, teachers, and students alike deserve better,” McMahon wrote.
“This review of our programs is long overdue. The Department of Education is not working as intended. Since its establishment in 1980, taxpayers have entrusted the department with over $1 trillion, yet student outcomes have consistently languished. Millions of young Americans are trapped in failing schools, subjected to radical anti-American ideology, or saddled with college debt for a degree that has not provided a meaningful return on their investment. Teachers are leaving the profession in droves after just a few years—and citing red tape as one of their primary reasons,” she said.
And Weingarten—the same woman who fought to keep schools closed during COVID, pushed unnecessary vaccine mandates on kids, and championed teachers’ unions over actual students—thinks this is a “disaster”? That tells you everything you need to know. The real disaster is what the Department of Education has done to American schools: endless bureaucracy, dumbed-down standards, and a pipeline straight from the classroom to progressive activism.
Randi Weingarten is furious that the Trump administration has stopped writing blank checks to a bureaucracy that has utterly failed to fulfill its mission. Meanwhile, most Americans are concerned that students across the country are increasingly falling behind in their academic… pic.twitter.com/e0zxi2v5WY
— Moms for Liberty (@Moms4Liberty) March 11, 2025
McMahon’s letter wasn’t just a farewell—it was a final call to action, urging department employees to recognize that eliminating federal bureaucracy isn’t a loss but a step toward true educational freedom. Schools should be accountable to the parents and communities they serve, not some overpaid bureaucrats in Washington. The idea that states might actually be able to decide what’s best for their students instead of following a one-size-fits-all federal mandate? That’s what has Weingarten losing her mind.
And let’s be clear: returning education to the states doesn’t mean abandoning students. It means putting power back where it belongs—with parents, teachers, and local communities. It means giving kids real opportunities instead of failed government programs. It means cutting the cord on federal overreach that has done nothing but create more problems while enriching union bosses and career bureaucrats.
So yes, Randi, go ahead and be “really angry.” Scream about it on MSNBC. Call it a “disaster.” But the real disaster has been under your watch for years. Maybe, just maybe, it’s time for something different.
