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"If enacted, the Trump budget will crush the dreams of students, deprive millions of opportunities, and make it harder for students to access higher education." (Photo: Lazellion/flickr/cc)
As expected, President Donald Trump's budget calls for deep cuts to public education while bolstering school choice schemes, leading top education advocates to decry the plan as out-of-touch and "manifestly cruel to kids."
In line with the leaked document reported on last week by the Washington Post, Trump's budget proposal would eliminate or reduce funding for a number of critical education initiatives, including before- and after-school programs; a work-study program that helps low-income students pay for college; state grants for career and technical education; and teacher training.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) went off on the cuts in a video posted to Twitter on Monday, in which she specifically called out Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. "The big complaint was that this is a woman who does not believe in public education," Warren said, referring to DeVos' confirmation hearings. "Well, she just proved it."
Watch:
\u201c.@realDonaldTrump\u2019s @usedgov budget is an all-out assault on America\u2019s kids, teachers, college students & student loan borrowers.\u201d— Elizabeth Warren (@Elizabeth Warren) 1495494880
Amid all these cuts, there is one area that would see a boost in Trump's budget: school choice. "In the White House's spending proposal, hundreds of millions of the dollars would go toward charter-school and voucher initiatives, while another $1 billion in grants would encourage states to adopt school-choice policies," Alia Wong wrote for The Atlantic on Tuesday.
Indeed, DeVos--a former lobbyist for such initiatives--told an audience on Monday night that opponents of school-choice programs are "flat-earthers" who have "chilled creativity."
This is despite the fact that, as American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten noted Tuesday, "the most recent studies, including one on the D.C. voucher program by DeVos' own Education Department, show that vouchers hurt kids."
In a statement, Weingarten highlighted more "hypocrisy" embedded in the budget proposal:
Bottom line, said National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen Garcia, "This budget once again illustrates why the American people have no confidence in Donald Trump or Betsy DeVos when it comes to education. They just don't get it. The priorities President Trump outlined in his budget are reckless and wrong for students and working families. If enacted, the Trump budget will crush the dreams of students, deprive millions of opportunities, and make it harder for students to access higher education."
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As expected, President Donald Trump's budget calls for deep cuts to public education while bolstering school choice schemes, leading top education advocates to decry the plan as out-of-touch and "manifestly cruel to kids."
In line with the leaked document reported on last week by the Washington Post, Trump's budget proposal would eliminate or reduce funding for a number of critical education initiatives, including before- and after-school programs; a work-study program that helps low-income students pay for college; state grants for career and technical education; and teacher training.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) went off on the cuts in a video posted to Twitter on Monday, in which she specifically called out Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. "The big complaint was that this is a woman who does not believe in public education," Warren said, referring to DeVos' confirmation hearings. "Well, she just proved it."
Watch:
\u201c.@realDonaldTrump\u2019s @usedgov budget is an all-out assault on America\u2019s kids, teachers, college students & student loan borrowers.\u201d— Elizabeth Warren (@Elizabeth Warren) 1495494880
Amid all these cuts, there is one area that would see a boost in Trump's budget: school choice. "In the White House's spending proposal, hundreds of millions of the dollars would go toward charter-school and voucher initiatives, while another $1 billion in grants would encourage states to adopt school-choice policies," Alia Wong wrote for The Atlantic on Tuesday.
Indeed, DeVos--a former lobbyist for such initiatives--told an audience on Monday night that opponents of school-choice programs are "flat-earthers" who have "chilled creativity."
This is despite the fact that, as American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten noted Tuesday, "the most recent studies, including one on the D.C. voucher program by DeVos' own Education Department, show that vouchers hurt kids."
In a statement, Weingarten highlighted more "hypocrisy" embedded in the budget proposal:
Bottom line, said National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen Garcia, "This budget once again illustrates why the American people have no confidence in Donald Trump or Betsy DeVos when it comes to education. They just don't get it. The priorities President Trump outlined in his budget are reckless and wrong for students and working families. If enacted, the Trump budget will crush the dreams of students, deprive millions of opportunities, and make it harder for students to access higher education."
As expected, President Donald Trump's budget calls for deep cuts to public education while bolstering school choice schemes, leading top education advocates to decry the plan as out-of-touch and "manifestly cruel to kids."
In line with the leaked document reported on last week by the Washington Post, Trump's budget proposal would eliminate or reduce funding for a number of critical education initiatives, including before- and after-school programs; a work-study program that helps low-income students pay for college; state grants for career and technical education; and teacher training.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) went off on the cuts in a video posted to Twitter on Monday, in which she specifically called out Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. "The big complaint was that this is a woman who does not believe in public education," Warren said, referring to DeVos' confirmation hearings. "Well, she just proved it."
Watch:
\u201c.@realDonaldTrump\u2019s @usedgov budget is an all-out assault on America\u2019s kids, teachers, college students & student loan borrowers.\u201d— Elizabeth Warren (@Elizabeth Warren) 1495494880
Amid all these cuts, there is one area that would see a boost in Trump's budget: school choice. "In the White House's spending proposal, hundreds of millions of the dollars would go toward charter-school and voucher initiatives, while another $1 billion in grants would encourage states to adopt school-choice policies," Alia Wong wrote for The Atlantic on Tuesday.
Indeed, DeVos--a former lobbyist for such initiatives--told an audience on Monday night that opponents of school-choice programs are "flat-earthers" who have "chilled creativity."
This is despite the fact that, as American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten noted Tuesday, "the most recent studies, including one on the D.C. voucher program by DeVos' own Education Department, show that vouchers hurt kids."
In a statement, Weingarten highlighted more "hypocrisy" embedded in the budget proposal:
Bottom line, said National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen Garcia, "This budget once again illustrates why the American people have no confidence in Donald Trump or Betsy DeVos when it comes to education. They just don't get it. The priorities President Trump outlined in his budget are reckless and wrong for students and working families. If enacted, the Trump budget will crush the dreams of students, deprive millions of opportunities, and make it harder for students to access higher education."