Thread by @KevinRobertsTX

Parents and children deserve far better than what they've been getting from our education system for years. Thanks to the Trump administration’s bold move to dismantle the Department of Education, conservatives now have an extraordinary opportunity to revitalize education in America.

Here's what I shared in Austin, Texas last night. 🧵

The Purpose of Education: Education must be about self-governance. Every curriculum, policy, and reform should aim to equip students with the knowledge, virtue, and critical thinking skills needed to govern themselves and contribute to a free society. Anything less betrays our children and our nation.

The Failure of Modern Schools: Too many schools today actively undermine self-governance. They hide behind the rhetoric of liberty—claiming to champion freedom—while promoting licentiousness, indoctrinating students with ideologies that erode personal responsibility and civic virtue. This isn’t education; it’s sabotage.

Decades of Obstruction: For years, conservative education reformers working in states and civil society have been thwarted by corrupt bureaucrats at the Department of Education and their allies in the Teachers Unions. These unions are the greatest obstacle to meaningful reform, entrenching a system that serves adults, not children.

A New Era with Trump and McMahon: Thanks to President Trump and Secretary McMahon, we finally have an administration willing to play ball. The dismantling of the Department of Education has removed a major obstacle, giving us a once-in-a-generation chance to go on offense. It’s time to be bolder than ever before in reshaping education.

Universal School Choice and Beyond: Fighting for universal school choice is essential—it empowers parents and breaks the monopoly of failing public schools. But school choice alone isn’t enough. We need a comprehensive strategy to rebuild education from the ground up.

Here’s how we seize this moment:

Destroy the Accreditation Cartel: The accreditation system is a stronghold of Leftist power, gatekeeping innovation and protecting failing institutions.
Adopt the Classical Learning Test: Replacing the SAT and ACT with the Classical Learning Test will prioritize intellectual rigor and a return to timeless principles over standardized mediocrity.

Redirect Charitable Donations: The annual amount of charitable donations to higher education is approaching $50 billion. According to my colleague Jay Greene, if even half of that money were diverted to founding new institutions, we could build 7 new universities each year. Stop giving to alma maters that have lost their way. Instead, invest in creating schools that align with our values.

Rebuild Teacher Training: Teachers’ colleges are breeding grounds for classroom radicalism. We must control-alt-delete these institutions and build new ones. We can use the success of new conservative civic institutes in states like Texas and Florida as our model. A new generation of teachers, grounded in truth and virtue, is essential for lasting change.

No Neutral Ground: There is no neutral in education. Simply removing radical curricula—like Critical Race Theory, gender ideology, or climate activism—isn’t enough. We must replace them with curricula that instill what is good, true, and

Build New Institutions: Success won’t come from politics alone. Good men and women must reject institutions that are rotten to the core and start anew. From primary schools to universities, we need to create alternatives that embody our vision for education.

We have a second chance to make education in America great again. The momentum is ours, but it won’t last forever. If we fail to act decisively, we may not get another opportunity.

When the Left attacks us, calling our project “white, Christian nationalism” or whatever their smear of the day is, we must concede nothing. Ignore their noise. They’re simply grappling with the reality that America is fed up with their failed experiment on our children. Parents and communities are demanding something new—something better.

Let’s use this moment to build an education system that honors our children, our values, and our nation’s future. The time to act is now.