Washington D.C. doesn't know how to best educate students in Kansas, Hawaii, Alaska, Florida, and Maine.

Trump knew this, and he took action to correct the misguided federal spending on education, especially considering the U.S. is third in spending per pupil and has poor results. Under the old Trump administration, the federal government decreased spending as the DOE had a 13.5% reduction for the 2018 F.Y. year, 5% for F.Y. 2019, 10% for F.Y. 2020., and 7.8% in F.Y. 2021 (that year was also under Trump).

Things have changed with Biden, as he has increased the federal budget for education significantly. In March 2022 Biden signed a $1.5 trillion fiscal 2022 spending package. It earmarks $76.4 billion in discretionary appropriations for the DOE, nearly $3 billion more than the previous year’s budget. About $3 billion for higher education programs and a separate $25 billion for federal student aid will go to the Education Department. A $400 increase will bring the maximum Pell award to $6,895 for the 2022-23 year.

At the end of the day, it is the taxpayer that has has to pay for Biden's spending spree on federal education programs, a model that is flawed. 

In 1791 the ratification of the Tenth Amendment gave states jurisdiction over all powers not reserved for the federal government in the U.S. Constitution, including education. As usual, the founders of our country knew what they were doing. Let states and local governments decide what is best for providing equal access and quality education for all students regardless of race, income, gender, ethnicity, language, and immigration status.