Trump Wants to Scrap After-School Funding. Here's What That Would Mean.
The Trump administration argues the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program is not very effective, but some advocates and educators beg to differ.
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March 30, 2017
March 28, 2017
Reports Say Trump Seeks Teacher Development Cuts for Coming School Year
Trump wants a roughly 50 percent cut to Title II grants to states to $1.1 billion in the 2017 fiscal year as well as other cuts for a total of $3 billion, according to media reports.
March 27, 2017
Trump's Education Cuts Would Squeeze Charter, Private Schools
Private and charter schools were considered the big winners in President Donald Trump's budget blueprint. The problem for some school of choice? Private and charter schools would be squeezed by the proposed cuts, just like regular public schools.
March 22, 2017
Watch John King Talk Vouchers, Trump Budget in Facebook Live Interview
Education Week correspondent Kavitha Cardoza sat down with former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr., who sharply criticized cuts to education programs proposed by President Donald Trump.
March 20, 2017
What Education Programs Could Still Be Vulnerable in Trump's Budget?
We know a few details about the White House's plans for education spending in fiscal 2018, but a fuller picture will emerge later this year.
March 17, 2017
Catch Our Discussion of Trump's Education Spending Plan on Facebook Live
President Donald Trump's proposed spending plan for education is generating a lot of controversy. We sat down to dissect what's in that blueprint, and what might happen next.
March 16, 2017
Trump Ally to White House: Don't Cut After-School Funding
Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., who helped found a "Trump Caucus," wants the White House to reconsider its plan to zero out funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program.
March 06, 2017
What Happens to Education Spending if the Budget Stays in a Holding Pattern
In just over two months, Congress must decide if it basically wants to punt on creating a regular fiscal 2017 budget, a decision could have consequences for K-12 spending.
February 27, 2017
What Could Trump's Broad Budget Plans Mean for Education?
President Donald Trump reportedly wants to boost defense spending by $54 billion and cut domestic discretionary spending by that much, which could have a big impact on education aid.
February 14, 2017
Betsy DeVos: I'll Look for Unnecessary Programs to Cut at the Education Dept.
"We'll be examining and auditing and reviewing all of the programs," DeVos told the host of a Michigan radio program in a Tuesday interview.
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