Department of Education

Type: Company

As of November 2026, Department of Education has been mentioned in 6 episodes across 4 podcasts, first heard Jan 2024 on Dave Smith. Podcasts mention the Department of Education in critiques of its effectiveness and role under the Trump administration. Ben Meiselas on MeidasTouch claims the department "attacks education," suggesting it acts contrary to its mission. Other discussions highlight the high spending on education in the U.S. while noting failures, with calls to return control to states, indicating dissatisfaction with the federal approach.

An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Public Education, and the head of such an agency may be a minister of education or secretary of education. Such agencies typically address educational concerns such as the quality of schools or standardization of curriculum. The first such ministry ever

Department of Education at a glance
Mentioned in6 episodes on 4 podcasts (as of November 2026)
First heardJan 2024 on Dave Smith
IndustryEducation
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., USA
Websiteed.gov

What do podcasts say about Department of Education?

4 quotes from Ben Meiselas, recorded on MeidasTouch and Megyn Kelly.

  • The same way the Department of Education attacks education...
    Ben Meiselas · MeidasTouch · · Hear it
  • We spend more on education than any country… and we're failing… shutting down… returning that back to the states.
    Megyn Kelly · · Hear it
  • Included as an agency targeted to a very large degree in the described dismantling.
    The Ezra Klein Show · · Hear it
  • Implicitly included in anti-big-government framing: roll back the state / government being way too big.
    Dave Smith · · Hear it

How do different shows talk about Department of Education?

4 shows discussed Department of Education in these episodes.

Who talks about Department of Education on podcasts?

Ben Meiselas brought up Department of Education; the most recent mention was Jan 2026 on MeidasTouch.

Which podcasts mention Department of Education most?

Megyn Kelly (2 episodes), The Ezra Klein Show (2 episodes) and Dave Smith (1 episode) mention Department of Education most.

  1. Megyn Kelly — 2 episodes
  2. The Ezra Klein Show — 2 episodes
  3. Dave Smith — 1 episode
  4. MeidasTouch — 1 episode

What is Department of Education mentioned alongside?

Department of Education is most often mentioned alongside Iowa, American Medical Association and Biden Administration.

Mentioned together: Iowa, American Medical Association, Biden Administration, Gwen De Marco, HHS, CDC, Supreme Court of the United States, National Guard, USAID, Coach JD