President Trump
Analysis: The disconnect between the realities and the rhetoric of reopening
Despite rising coronavirus case numbers — and rising public concern — federal and state leaders want and expect schools to reopen in just a few weeks.
Trump: States should ‘maybe get going’ on reopening schools
“It’s not a big subject, young children have done very well in this disaster that we’ve all gone through,” Trump told governors Monday, according to ABC News. “So a lot of people are thinking about the school openings.”
Trump touches on school choice in State of the Union
The issue received a one-sentence mention Tuesday night. One topic did not: the fate of the “Dreamers,” students and adults in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Study: Trump budget could cost Idaho schools $16.1 million
“Idaho simply cannot afford to absorb the costs we would incur if a version of this budget is approved by Congress,” Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy director Lauren Necochea said Tuesday.
K-12 budget: Ybarra jumps off the Trump train
On Tuesday, state superintendent Sherri Ybarra invited Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to come to Idaho and see the effects of potential budget cuts firsthand. Six weeks earlier, Ybarra’s tone was dramatically different.
Trump seeks big K-12 budget shift, to chilly reviews
The Trump budget proposes a $1.4 billion shift into school choice programs. In an about-face, Republican state superintendent Sherri Ybarra said the proposed $9 billion in cuts are unacceptable.
The Trump education budget proposal: What we know so far
The White House will release its 2017-18 budget proposal Tuesday. President Trump wants to cut the U.S. Department of Education budget by 13 percent.
Trump issues executive order targeting federal education overreach
President Trump wants Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to scrutinize the feds’ role in K-12. Ultimately, however, the process could prove to be more symbolic than substantive.
Idaho educators have big concerns over Trump’s ‘skinny’ spending plan
State superintendent Sherri Ybarra defends the White House’s proposals to cut after-school and teacher training programs, saying they are based on research.
Trump renews push for school choice initiative
In his first speech to a joint session of Congress, President Trump said disadvantaged families “should be free to choose the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school that is right for them.”