School choice is booming and families are winning as the education cartel crumbles

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. First lady Melania Trump's op-ed argues AI can improve teaching and deliver world-class education for children. Jack Brewer, CEO of The Brewer Group, emphasizes AI's potential. Several recent headlines suggest that after decades of dysfunction and cratering student achievement, America may be getting education right again. First came word that the U.S. Department of Education was transferring its $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department. Then came the announcement of the department’s downsize from its current location, which is now 70% vacant, to smaller space nearby. Not only will this move save taxpayers approximately $4.8 million annually, it will help make it harder for a future administration to revert back to the old, oversized bureaucracy. These two actions are the latest in a series of steps the Trump administration has