The Trump administration has moved to repurpose a site previously tied to education programs for a new immigration detention facility. The shift reflects ongoing policy emphasis on border enforcement over domestic education support. The piece argues that selective preservation of symbolic elements masks broader institutional damage.
trump administration education policy
Apr
21
2025
The cartoon by John Cole published April 21, 2025, shows a school district perched on Donald Trump's head, waving a resist sign. Large text reads Teach Freely and D.E.I. Hard. The image responds to ongoing disputes between the Trump administration and public schools over diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Schools have pushed back against federal efforts to limit such initiatives and related discussions of race, gender and pronouns. The parody draws on the Die Hard film series to frame the resistance.
Apr
19
2025
A political cartoon by Monte Wolverton shows a large Harvard University building chained to a red tow truck. Donald Trump stands in the foreground pointing toward a sign for El Salvador. The image includes the caption 'WHAT MR. TRUMP WOULD REALLY LIKE...' The cartoon responds to ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and Harvard over federal grants, DEI policies, and institutional resistance. It uses the visual of towing the campus as a metaphor for efforts to relocate or penalize the university.
Apr
16
2025
The cartoon shows the John Harvard statue on campus responding to Trump administration pressure with a defiant message. Visitors including a student in Harvard apparel gather around the monument. The scene references ongoing disputes involving federal funding conditions tied to investigations at Harvard and peer institutions like Columbia. The visual highlights tensions between university traditions and external political demands on issues including DEI programs and campus climate.
Apr
16
2025
The cartoon depicts the Harvard University crest with its traditional books replaced by ones spelling out a profane rejection. Published amid tensions between the university and the Trump administration over diversity programs, the image captures institutional pushback. The visual replaces the Latin motto with blunt English words across the three books on the red shield. This directly references recent disputes involving federal funding conditions and campus policy reforms. The artist's signature appears at the bottom left with a Cagle.com credit.
Mar
26
2025
The cartoon depicts a large tree trunk carved with the word executive and two small branches labeled legislative and judicial. The limbs appear cut or diminished against the dominant trunk. This visual responds to recent executive actions targeting federal agencies and departments in early 2025. The image highlights concerns over balance among the three branches of government.
Jan
21
2020
The cartoon by Adam Zyglis portrays President Donald Trump devouring a hamburger amid McDonald's packaging and Diet Coke cans. A banner labels him the man who cut fruits and vegetables from school lunches. The image responds to the Trump administration's 2018-2020 changes to school meal standards originally strengthened under the Obama administration by Michelle Obama. Those rules emphasized whole grains, fruits and vegetables and limited sodium and calories. The new policy allowed more flexibility including some processed foods. The drawing uses the visual of Trump at a fast-food laden table to comment on the policy reversal.
