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Analysis: Trump’s education cuts

Kevin Richert/Idaho Education News breaks down the Trump administration's new budget proposal that calls for deep cuts to the U.S. Department of Education:

The White House is calling it “A New Foundation for American Greatness.”

The head of a national teachers’ union is calling it “manifestly cruel.”

The Trump administration’s budget proposal — formally unveiled Tuesday — calls for deep cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, and a significant shift of dollars into school choice initiatives. All told, the Education Department budget would drop from $68.2 billion to $59 billion, a 13.5 percent decrease.

In a two-page budget message to Congress Tuesday, Trump outlined his position on education in a single sentence. “We need to return decisions regarding education back to the state and local levels, while advancing opportunities for parents and students to choose, from all available options, the school that best fits their needs to learn and succeed.” More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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