Review Of Trump Administrations' Actions On Education To Date

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Programs like the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) have slashed budgets, which provides critical research opportunities for college students.
54% : Executive orders aimed at excluding specific organizations from the PSLF program have not altered the initiative's core structure, which forgives student debt for public service workers after ten years of qualifying payments.
47% : The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has embarked on a sweeping overhaul of federal education policy.
47% : President Trump appointed Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education with the mandate to reduce federal involvement in education and empower states with greater control over educational policies and funding.
46% : The administration's policies have sparked widespread debate regarding the role of government in education, the balance of power between federal and state authorities, and the influence of political ideology on educational content.
42% : " The administration has announced plans to expand school choice initiatives and voucher programs, which allow parents to use public funds for private and religious schools.
39% : Schools found in violation face potential loss of federal funding.
30% : The Trump administration has made no secret of its intention to reduce federal spending on higher education.
17% : President Trump signed Executive Order 14190, titled "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling," which prohibits K-12 schools from teaching materials deemed anti-American, subversive, or promoting "gender ideology" or critical race theory.

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