President-elect Trump Wants to Remake Higher Education

FAITH CHECK STAFF: Education is a central theme in the Bible. Moses admonished Israel to learn and pass down Yahweh's statutes and rules, instructing them to "make them known to your children and your children's children."

President Ronald Reagan offered a similar call-to-action in the 1980s.

• Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it on to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.

In that same spirit, President-elect Trump has promised to lead America into a new "golden age," putting faith into action through his proposed "American Academy." The initiative would provide higher education to all citizens for free.

“Whether you want lectures or an ancient history or an introduction to financial accounting, or training in a skilled trade, the goal will be to deliver it and get it done properly, using study groups, mentors, industry partnerships, and the latest breakthrough in computing. This will be a truly top-tier education option for the people,” Trump said.

If you Google search this you'll find screeching articles from mainstream media like, Trump Wants to get rid of the Department of Education or Trump Gears Up for Assault on Wokeness With Education Overhaul.

Even if the ultimate outcome is a bit different than a national academy, is this not a noble goal? How many times do we laugh at the man-on-the-street videos featuring citizens who can't name the three branches of government or other basic questions about our federal republic? Too many Americans are ignorant to what makes America great because public education has become a tool of partisan activist more concerned with political power.

It's time to put our children first.

(Tennessee Star) Trump said his administration will work to create a free, online higher education option for Americans that, once completed, will be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.

In addition, the degree credentials awarded by the American Academy will be recognized by all U.S. government and federal contractors.

“The American Academy… will be a truly world-class education available to every American, free of charge, and do it without adding a single dime to the federal debt. This institution will gather an entire universe of the highest quality educational content, covering the full spectrum of human knowledge and skills, and make that material available to every American citizen online for free,” Trump explained in a campaign video posted in 2023.

Trump said the American Academy will offer courses in a wide range of fields, including the trades.