Friday, April 7, 2017

The Big Lie Behind Trump’s Education Budget

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2017/03/23/big-lie-behind-trumps-education-budget
"Public school supporters are angry at President Trump’s budget proposal, which plans to cut funding to the Department of Education by 13 percent – taking that department’s outlay down to the level it was ten years ago. But the target for their anger should not be just the extent of the cuts but also how the cuts are being pitched to the public. Trump’s education budget cuts are aimed principally at federal programs that serve poor kids, especially their access to afterschool programs and high-quality teachers."