"Education Funding Under Fire: Trump Administration Seeks Deep Cuts to Federal Programs In a move that has left educators and lawmakers scrambling, the Trump administration has submitted a budget proposal that calls for significant reductions to federal education funding. Just two months after Congress maintained steady year-over-year funding for most education programs, the administration is now seeking to slash billions of dollars from programs that support everything from student loans to special education services. The proposed cuts, which would disproportionately affect low-income and minority students, have sparked concerns among education advocates who fear that the move would exacerbate existing inequalities in the US education system. As lawmakers prepare to review the budget proposal, the future of federal education funding hangs in the balance."
Just two months after Congress maintained steady year-over-year federal funding for most education programs, the second Trump administration is asking lawmakers to once again consider major cuts that ...