U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Demands Trump administration reverse abrupt cancellation of funding for rural school districts

U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Demands Trump administration reverse abrupt cancellation of funding for rural school districts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the Trump Administration to reverse its decision to terminate funding promised to Wisconsin school districts for their projects to keep communities safe. Specifically, Baldwin called for already-allocated resources from the Federal...

Funding Education Opportunity: Trump gutted the U.S. Department of Education—what this means for taxpayers and the public

Good morning, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to shutter the U.S. Department of Education, but his administration has acknowledged that this would require congressional approval — an unlikely event, as it would require an act of Congress, including 60 votes in the U.S. Senate. However, this setback hasn’t deterred the Trump administration from taking a sledgehammer to the agency by slashing over a thousand staff and reportedly e…

Guest opinion: Utah should prepare for changes to the U.S. Department of Education. Here’s how - Utah Policy

While official elimination of the U.S. Department of Education requires congressional action, serious reorganization is underway, and more is to come. States are understandably not adequately prepared for these changes, given the limited details from the federal government. But Utah policymakers can still begin addressing critical questions and building a framework for the conversations we need to have as a state. Here’s a place to start. Possib…