Teacher layoffs, bigger classes: Potential federal education cuts could hit GOP’s base hardest

Teacher layoffs, bigger classes: Potential federal education cuts could hit GOP’s base hardest

By Majlie de Puy Kamp, Casey Tolan, Yahya Abou-Ghazala and Kyung Lah, CNN Pineville, Kentucky (CNN) — When the coal mines closed in Bell County, Kentucky, a community that once powered the nation was left forgotten, with few well-paying jobs or prospects. Many of its residents now live in poverty among empty storefronts and the stunning vistas of the Appalachian Mountains. It’s the sort of place where President-elect Donald Trump’s “America Firs…