At a Cleveland campaign stop on September 8, Donald Trump pitched his education plan, which calls for $20 billion in federal funding that he says would allow poor children in low-performing public schools to enroll at charter and private schools. Source: Washington Post
The Washington Post reports:
Republican President-elect Donald Trump spoke about education only in broad terms on the campaign trail, leaving plenty of uncertainty about how his administration now intends to handle policy questions ranging from standardized testing and school accountability to the treatment of transgender students.
But Trump’s stunning election is likely to mean a clear contrast with some key Obama administration policies, including a vigorous push for federally funded private school vouchers and a downsizing of the Education Department, which has arguably exercised more influence under Obama than at any other point…
A follow up piece by Valerie Strauss in yesterday’s Washington Post asked, “Will Donald Trump Destroy Public Education?” Read the article.