An Overview
Trump’s Attack on Education – Just a Sample of Revolting Things
Read the full receipts below
- Trump's DOJ ended a 1960's Civil Rights Era desegregation order for schools
- Trump signed an Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education
- Trump picked WWE co-founder Linda McMahon to lead the Dept of Education. She called "A.I." A-One, like the steak sauce.
- Trump cut $6.8 billion in federal funds for K-12 that were already approved by Congress
- States changed laws to force the 10 Commandments to be posted in public schools. One state bought Trump's Bibles for schools.
- Florida Dept of Education is using PraegerU – far-right propaganda – to teach K-12. PraegerU teaches that slavery was "no big deal."
- Trump threatened top universities like Harvard, Yale, Columbia, MIT, Penn, etc – he froze billions in research dollars AND also sued them for billions.
- Trump's regime reclassified many jobs as NOT professional degrees. So now, people won't be able to get loans for college. Most of these jobs are held by women, like Nursing, and Social Work.
- Trump cut $1 Billion that was allocated to school mental health resources – to prevent school shootings
- Trump & Vance made it clear they don't care about school shootings. They even ERASED a memorial for school-shooting victims.
The Receipts
Trump’s DOJ ended a civil-rights-era school desegregation order
Associated Press goes into how the Justice Department terminated a federal desegregation order dating back to the 1960s, reversing decades of civil-rights enforcement in public schools.
Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education
Read The 19th to learn about how Trump issued an order directing the dismantling of the Department of Education, threatening federal oversight of civil rights, special education, and student aid.
Trump appointed WWE co-founder Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education
Linda McMahon, a longtime Trump ally with no education background, was appointed to oversee the department and publicly demonstrated unfamiliarity with basic technology concepts….like Artificial Intelligence. Perhaps the most important issue facing education today.
Trump froze $6.8 billion in congressionally approved K-12 education funding
Per to Education Week, the administration halted $6.8 billion in federal school funding that had already been approved by Congress, forcing states and districts into budget crises.
States have mandated religious doctrine in public schools AND purchased Trump-branded Bibles
Reporting by NPR shows how multiple states like Texas and Louisiana required the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms. And over in Oklahoma, they approved the purchase of Trump-branded Bibles for schools.
Florida approved PragerU materials for K-12 classrooms
According to NPR, Florida’s Department of Education authorized PragerU – an ideological media outlet – to provide instructional materials in schools. They minimize the brutality of slavery, saying “I don’t see the problem.”
Trump threatened top universities by freezing and suing over billions in funding
Reporting by The New York Times shows Trump froze billions in federal research funding and launched lawsuits against universities including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, MIT, and Penn.
Trump’s administration reclassified key degrees, restricting access to student loans
As shown by Newsweek, federal rule changes stripped “professional degree” status from fields such as nursing and social work, limiting loan eligibility for careers dominated by women.
Trump cut $1 billion in school mental health funding
Reporting by Education Week confirms the administration ended $1 billion in grants dedicated to school-based mental health services and violence prevention. Like, school shootings.
Trump and JD Vance erased a federal memorial to school-shooting victims
NPR confirms the administration removed a memorial honoring victims of gun violence; JD Vance has publicly dismissed school shootings as a “fact of life” and Trump himself said “well…nothing” when asked what he’d do about school shootings.
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