State Profiles: DeVos and Trump Put Vulnerable Students in Jeopardy
Republican plans endanger critical education funding for families across the country. These fact sheets provide a look at the devastation it could cause at the state level.
Then-President-elect Donald Trump applauds as secretary of education nominee Betsy DeVos speaks during a rally on December 9, 2016, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
Many of the details of President Donald Trump’s and his secretary of education nominee Betsy DeVos’ education plans are vague. What we do know, however, paints a troubling picture for America’s students. The fact sheets below provide a look at the devastation these plans could cause at the state level.
Ulrich Boser is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. Danny Schwaber is a Special Assistant for the Education Policy team at the Center.
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