DEMS/EDUCATION/UNION: “You have to have school choice. Every parent should be able to send their child to the public or private charter, religious or independent school of their choice. And we want to do that. And the Democrats are totally opposed to it because they are totally in the pocket of the unions.” -Donald Trump […]
Category: Education
8/6/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN: “I’ve laid out a roadmap to reopen schools safely and effectively. First, get the [coronavirus] cases down in the communities through social distancing, masking, testing, tracing, and PPE. Second, give school districts uniform guidance without political interference on effectively and safely, the safety protocols, including ventilation, physical changes in classrooms. Third, give those districts […]
8/6/2020
EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN: “Look, I want our schools to open. The question is, will the president do the work he needs to make them safe? Just ordering your schools to open, like Trump has done, isn’t it going to be good enough.” -Joe Biden, “NABJ-NAHJ Newsmaker Plenary: Presidential Forum,” newsyahoo.com, Aug. 6, 2020 […]
8/5/2020
CHILDREN/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “My view is the schools should open. This thing is going away. It will go away like things go away, and my view is that schools should be open. If you look at children, children are almost — and I would almost say definitely — but almost immune from this disease… They have much […]
8/4/2020
CHILDREN/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “I want the schools open. First of all, children are unbelievably strong, right? Their immune system. Something’s going on… They have a strong, they have a very strong something, and they are not affected [by coronavirus]. And we have to open our schools. You know, there’s a big danger to keeping people locked in. […]
8/3/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “OPEN THE SCHOOLS!!!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2020 5:22 pm […]
8/3/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: “Cases up because of BIG Testing! Much of our Country is doing very well. Open the Schools!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2020 2:03 am […]
7/30/2020
CHILDREN/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “Young people are almost immune to this [coronavirus] disease. The younger, the better, I guess. They’re stronger. They’re stronger. They have a stronger immune system. It’s an incredible thing. Nobody has ever seen this before. Various types of flu will hurt young people more than older people. But young people are almost immune. If […]
7/28/2020
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN: “Our students and educators deserve better than four more years of Betsy DeVos. It’s time for a Secretary of Education who is actually a public school educator.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, July 28, 2020 10:34 AM […]
7/23/2020
CHILDREN/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “Fortunately, the data shows that children are lower risk from the China virus, very substantially. When children do contact the virus, they often have only very mild symptoms or none at all, and medical complications are exceedingly rare. Those that do face complications often have underlying medical conditions. Ninety-nine percent of all China virus […]
7/23/2020
EDUCATION: “If schools do not reopen, the funding should go to parents to send their child to public, private, charter, religious, or homeschool of their choice. The key word being ‘choice.’ If the school is closed, the money should follow the student so the parents and families are in control of their own decisions.” -Donald […]
7/23/2020
CHILDREN/EDUCATION: “Given these considerations, we believe many school districts can now reopen safely, provided they implement mitigation measures and health protocols to protect families, protect teachers, and to protect students. And we do have to protect the teachers and the families also; we have to remember that… In cities or states that are current hotspots… […]
7/22/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “So, yeah, I would like to see the schools open 100 percent. And we’ll do it safely; we’ll do it carefully. But when you look at the statistics I just read, having to do with children and — and safety, they’re very impressive. They have very strong immune systems… Now, they don’t catch it […]
7/22/2020
EDUCATION/POLICE: “While others want to defund, defame, and abolish the police, I want to support and honor our great police. While the radicals want to abolish charter schools and eliminate school choice, I want to expand school choice, and every family in America should have that option.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump on Operation […]
7/19/2020
EDUCATION: [Chris Wallace: “You said our children are taught in school to hate our country. Where do you see that?”] “I just look at — I look at school. I watch, I read, look at the stuff. Now they want to change 1492, Columbus discovered America. You know, we grew up, you grew up, we […]
7/17/2020
EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN: “Everyone wants our schools to reopen. The question is how to make it safe and how to make it stick. Forcing educators and students back into classrooms in areas where infection rates are going up or remaining too high is just plain dangerous… It has to start by getting cases down in our […]
7/15/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN: “We’ve got to do the hard work of getting the virus under control now. But Trump doesn’t want that to do that hard work. He just wants schools to open because he’s afraid if they don’t, it will hurt his re-election chances.” -Joe Biden as quoted by Trevor Hunnicutt, “Trump wants schools open […]
7/15/2020
BERNIE SANDERS/EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN: “The Biden-Sanders unity plan takes a sledgehammer to charter schools, punishing students for their zip codes. No one will be SAFE in Joe Biden’s America!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 15, 2020 5:51 am […]
7/14/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “It is a balancing act, but we have to open our schools. We have learned one thing very strongly. Young people are in great shape when it comes to the coronavirus or whatever you want to call it. Young people are very, very, very much in good shape. And without question, they should open […]
7/14/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: [Catherine Herridge: “What do you tell parents and teachers who feel that it’s unsafe to go back?”] “I would tell parents and teachers that you should find yourself a new person, whoever’s in charge of that decision, ’cause it’s a terrible decision, because children and parents are dying from that trauma, too. They’re dying […]
7/14/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/TRAVEL BAN: “We saved millions of lives by doing what we did. By banning China when nobody else wanted me to. We saved hundreds of thousands of lives. We’ve done it right. But now we have to keep open but we have to open up schools, a big part of it. And one thing we’ve […]
7/14/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/CRIME/DEMS/EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN: “Joe Biden claims to be prioritizing ‘safety of kids’ by keeping schools closed this Fall. Yet he remains silent about children being slaughtered by violence on the streets of Democrat run cities. You & your children won’t be SAFE in Biden’s America, and neither will anyone else!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2020 […]
7/14/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “By closing up, we saved millions, potentially, millions of lives. Could be, a number that we’re actually working on, but it could be 2 to 3 million lives. So we’re at 135,000, which is terrible. One is too much, but we would have had millions of people dead from this curse that came at […]
7/13/2020
2020 ELECTION/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “Schools should be opened. Schools should be opened. There’s kids who want to go to school. You’re losing a lot of lives by keeping things closed… We have to open the schools. We have to get them open. And I think there’s a lot of politics going along. I think they think they’ll […]
7/10/2020
CHILDREN/EDUCATION/TREASURY: “Too many Universities and School Systems are about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education. Therefore, I am telling the Treasury Department to re-examine their Tax-Exempt Status… … and/or Funding, which will be taken away if this Propaganda or Act Against Public Policy continues. Our children must be Educated, not Indoctrinated!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 10, […]
7/10/2020
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now that we have witnessed it on a large scale basis, and firsthand, Virtual Learning has proven to be TERRIBLE compared to In School, or On Campus, Learning. Not even close! Schools must be open in the Fall. If not open, why would the Federal Government give Funding? It won’t!!!” ––Donald Trump, […]
7/9/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have to open our schools. Open our schools. Stop this nonsense. We open our schools. Germany, Norway, so many countries right now, they’re open. The schools are open and they’re doing just fine, and they’re opening in the fall. So we have to get our schools open. Denmark, Sweden. We have […]
7/9/2020
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No American student should ever be trapped in a failing government school, which has happened so often for so many years. It’s one of the problems you see when you see these cities going up in flame. One of the most successful educational models is the charter school, which has been under […]
7/8/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “I’m proud to further announce that the U.S. is, by far, number one in testing — number one in the world in testing — and that the mortality rate is the lowest, or just about the lowest of any nation anywhere in the world. And we’re safely reopening our country, and very importantly, we’re […]
7/8/2020
CDC/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “I disagree with @CDCgov on their very tough & expensive guidelines for opening schools. While they want them open, they are asking schools to do very impractical things. I will be meeting with them!!!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, 2020 3:33 am […]
7/8/2020
2020 ELECTION/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/DEMS/EDUCATION/GERMANY/SWEDEN: “In Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and many other countries, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN WITH NO PROBLEMS. The Dems think it would be bad for them politically if U.S. schools open before the November Election, but is important for the children & families. May cut off funding if not open!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 8, […]
7/7/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “We want to reopen the schools. Everybody wants it. The moms want it, the dads want it, the kids want it. It’s time to do it… So what we want to do is we want to get our schools open. We want to get them open quickly, beautifully, in the fall. And the — […]
7/7/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/STUDENT LOANS: “When you look at education, my administration has approved $13 billion for state and local education. We’ve approved over $6 billion to support colleges and another $6 billion in emergency grants to students, very importantly. We waived standardized testing requirements, deferred federal student loan and interest payments. So you take a look at […]
7/7/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We don’t want people to make political statements or do it for political reasons. They think it’s going to be good for them politically, so they keep the schools closed. No way. So we’re very much going to put pressure on governors and everybody else to open the schools, to get them […]
7/6/2020
2020 ELECTION/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/DEMS/EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN: “Corrupt Joe Biden and the Democrats don’t want to open schools in the Fall for political reasons, not for health reasons! They think it will help them in November. Wrong, the people get it!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, 2020 10:11 am […]
7/6/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, 2020 8:40 am […]
7/3/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump failed to take any action on testing, contact tracing, creating responsible standards, everything we needed to do to get the pandemic under control and to get educators and students back in the classroom… Last month, I put out a plan to reopen safely and sustainably, including for our public […]
6/30/2020
CIVIL RIGHTS/EDUCATION/RELIGION/SUPREME COURT: “Today’s SCOTUS ruling is a historic win for families who want SCHOOL CHOICE NOW! #SchoolChoice is a civil rights issue, and no parent should have to send their child to a failing school. I will continue to fight for School Choice and will always defend Religious Freedom!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, […]
6/19/2020
DEMS/EDUCATION/UNION: “Why are Democrats and unions working against life-changing school choice for underserved children? President Trump supports SCHOOL CHOICE! #SchoolChoiceNow“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 19, 2020 10:24 am […]
5/24/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/EDUCATION: “Schools in our country should be opened ASAP. Much very good information now available. @SteveHiltonx @FoxNews“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 24, 2020 4:41 pm […]
5/11/2020
CALIFORNIA/EDUCATION/ENDORSEMENT/VETS: “Vote @MikeGarcia2020 by May 12th! His opponent @ChristyforCA25 voted to fire teachers, and cut their salaries while bumping up her pay. Now she’s mocking our Great Vets! We need Navy Fighter Pilot Mike Garcia in #CA25!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 11, 2020 12:16 pm […]
5/8/2020
CALIFORNIA/EDUCATION/ENDORSEMENT/VETS: “Vote @MikeGarcia2020 by May 12th! His opponent @ChristyforCA25 voted to fire teachers, and cut their salaries while bumping up her pay. Now she’s mocking our Great Vets! We need Navy Fighter Pilot Mike Garcia in #CA25!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2020 11:50 am […]
5/5/2020
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “On #NationalTeacherDay, we recognize the countless men and women who dedicate their lives to instilling character, integrity, and knowledge in the hearts and minds of our Nation’s students, thank you!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 5, 2020 9:25 am […]
4/23/2020
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thank you to Harvard and all others! https://t.co/UH15FJ5SqV“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 23, 2020 7:12 am […]
4/21/2020
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Harvard should give back the money now. Their whole ‘endowment’ system should be looked at! https://t.co/LcjOcsnCWT” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 21, 2020 10:36 pm […]
3/15/2020
DEMS/EDUCATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Amazing how the Fake News never covers this. No Interest on Student Loans. The Dems are just talk! https://t.co/IexVDSYosP” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 15, 2020 9:45 am […]
3/12/2020
CORONAVIRUS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “KEEPING THE SCHOOL SAFE, ENCOURAGE YOUR FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS TO…. https://t.co/mfLgNN3b19“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 12, 2020 1:01 pm […]
3/5/2020
EDUCATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Department of Education is NOT closing hundreds of schools in rural areas of our Country. This is just more Fake News. We are investing greatly in our schools, and always will!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 5, 2020 2:02 pm […]
12/11/2019
CIVIL RIGHTS/EDUCATION/JUDAISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “An executive order signed Wednesday [12-11-19] that extends civil rights protection to Jews is likely to strengthen the hand of President Trump’s Education Department, where the department’s civil rights chief has been investigating some of the nation’s most elite universities for anti-Jewish bias. Mr. Trump, at a Hanukkah celebration at the […]
12/9/2019
CONGRESS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump has asked Congress to pass a federal tax credit to support state-based scholarship programs and…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 9, 2019 11:43 pm […]
12/6/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…This Bill HELPS students get the student aid they need to go to college! STOP the headaches, and STOP the PAPERWORK barriers to HIGHER EDUCATION! Congrats to Lamar!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2019 7:06 pm […]
12/6/2019
AFRICAN AMERICANS/EDUCATION/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “GREAT WORK yesterday by the Senate to support our Historically Black Colleges and Universities! Thank you @BetsyDeVosED, @SenAlexander, and @SenatorTimScott for your leadership…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 6, 2019 7:06 pm […]
11/18/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The total number of foreign college students in the United States grew at a sluggish pace during the 2018-2019 academic year, as fewer new international pupils started classes and enrollment from China saw slim gains under the Trump administration, new data out Monday [11-18-19] indicated. The number of international undergraduate and graduate […]
11/11/2019
EDUCATION/JOE BIDEN/STUDENT LOANS: “I think we should have free community college, cutting in half the cost of a college education. Everything below from high school to two years of community college should be free, including trade school. We can afford to do that quickly, and we can get it done. I believe we can forgive […]
10/23/2019
EDUCATION/FEDERAL FUNDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Order a couple of months ago saying that any school that does not uphold the First Amendment Rights of its students will lose Federal Funding. We have seen a huge change in how the Universities interact with us as a national & local student organization. Our studends….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October […]
10/23/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….feel EMPOWERED. There’s a movement happening on these campuses like I’ve never seen before. When you have 3000 students wanting to get into an event that couldn’t get in, that’s pretty remarkable!’ @charliekirk11 Turning Point USA KEEP AMERICA GREAT!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2019 7:29 am […]
10/23/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Young campus Conservatives are flocking to Turning Point USA & other Conservative speaker events all over the Country, AND IN RECORD NUMBERS. Thousands of students are turning out. ‘I just want to compliment the President of the United States for signing that historic Executive..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 23, 2019 7:29 […]
10/22/2019
ECONOMY/EDUCATION/NATIONAL SECURITY/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “In every age of our Nation’s history, American ingenuity has driven technological progress and the promise of the American Dream. Scientific advancement has improved the lives of our citizens, created jobs and better futures for American workers, and kept the American people safe at home and abroad. American thinkers, inventors, and […]
9/15/2019
EDUCATION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOPChairwoman: So awesome to see all of these college students mobilizing this early for @realDonaldTrump and Republicans! #LeadRight h…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 15, 2019 8:29 am […]
9/10/2019
AFRICAN AMERICANS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump told leaders of historically black colleges and universities Tuesday [9-10-19] of his ‘fierce dedication to strengthening HBCUs.’ He insisted his ‘administration’s commitment is bigger and better and stronger than any previous administration by far’…His remarks were greeted warmly by an audience that nevertheless took pains afterwards to separate […]
8/31/2019
EDUCATION/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SenToddYoung: I saw some of the handiwork of the engineering students at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, including a concrete cano…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 31, 2019 7:06 am […]
8/28/2019
EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Cottey College, a women’s college in Nevada, Mo., accepted six students from Ethiopia this year, and officials were disappointed when two of them were denied visas. They were puzzled by the reason: The students, the State Department said, did not have strong enough ties to their home country and might not return. […]
8/21/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “It was my honor to sign a Presidential Memorandum facilitating the cancellation of student loan debt for 25K of our most severely disabled Veterans. With today’s order, we express the everlasting love & loyalty of a truly grateful Nation. God bless our Vets, & God Bless America! https://t.co/MMMsX3RDQM” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/21/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump is directing @usedgov to eliminate all federal student loan debt owed by American veterans who a…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 21, 2019 4:31 pm […]
8/21/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VETS: “RT @WhiteHouse: President @realDonaldTrump joined @AMVETSHQ to celebrate 75 years of love, loyalty, and lifelong service to veterans and th…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 21, 2019 4:30 pm […]
7/4/2019
CIVIL RIGHTS/DEMS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @ByronYork: Oh. That’s different. From @AP: ‘Harris says busing should be considered, not mandated.’ https://t.co/uRRalGihR1 https://t.c…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 4, 2019 10:46 pm […]
7/1/2019
CRIME/DEMS/EDUCATION/GOP/HEALTHCARE/MILITARY/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “I think I’ve reached most Americans. Most Americans want no crime. Most Americans want a strong military. They want good education. They want good healthcare. If you look at preexisting conditions, the Republicans are going to save preexisting conditions. The Democrats won’t be able to do it. What the Democrats’ plan is going […]
6/29/2020
EDUCATION: “Somebody was saying it was harder for a Chinese students to come in. And that’s something that if it were — it somebody viewed it that way, I don’t. We want to have Chinese students come and use our great schools, our great universities. They’ve been great students and tremendous assets… And we’re actually […]
6/26/2019
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Wednesday [6-26-19] that education has not been a main agenda item for President Donald Trump but that he’s been supportive of her agency’s work…DeVos’ relationship with Trump was thrust into the spotlight earlier this year after the controversy over proposed funding cuts for the Special Olympics. […]
6/26/2019
EDUCATION/IVANKA/SENATE: “RT @IvankaTrump: Great keynoting the Senate’s weekly policy lunch and discussing workforce development policy, Higher Ed Act reauthorizatio…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 26, 2019 5:45 am […]
6/17/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “One size doesn’t fit all – I support West Virginia Schools. Keep up the great work, @WVGovernor Big Jim Justice – I am with you! https://t.co/EomFLcBjlz” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 17, 2019 2:05 pm […]
6/15/2019
EDUCATION/IRELAND/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DanScavino: .@realDonaldTrump stops by for an impromptu photo with local school kids in Ireland, who were hoping to catch a glimpse of…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 15, 2019 6:50 am […]
6/15/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @DanScavino: President @realDonaldTrump stayed after his commencement speech at the @AF_Academy in Colorado Springs this past Thursday t…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 15, 2019 6:50 am […]
5/19/2019
EDUCATION/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “With the wonderful College, University and other Graduations taking place all over the USA, there has never been a better time than now to graduate. Best jobs market ever, great housing and financing. Go out there, work hard, & have a GREAT life. You deserve it. Congratulations!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 19, […]
5/17/2019
CONGRESS/EDUCATION/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A little-noticed provision in President Trump’s sprawling new tax law is treating middle- and low-income college students as if they are trust-fund babies, taxing sizable financial aid packages at a rate first established 33 years ago to prevent wealthy parents from funneling money to their children to lower their tax burdens. Higher-education […]
5/13/2019
BUDGET/EDUCATION/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [5-13-19] he had followed through on a decision from earlier this year to reverse course and support federal funding for the Special Olympics…The President’s budget is generally taken as a statement of administration priorities and does not reflect actual government appropriations. The initial call for cuts to […]
5/13/2019
BUDGET/EDUCATION/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I officially updated my budget to include $18 million for our GREAT @SpecialOlympics, whose athletes inspire us and make our Nation so PROUD!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 13, 2019 4:41 pm […]
5/8/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @GOPLeader: I am grateful to the millions of teachers who put their heart (and countless hours!) into their work. Thank you for your pas…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 8, 2019 7:10 am […]
5/2/2019
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration has enlisted several outside consultants to examine the costs of the Education Department’s $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio and has considered options for selling off some of the debt to private investors, according to federal procurement records and department officials. The Education Department last month hired FI Consulting, an […]
4/29/2019
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has presented the National Teacher of the Year award to a Virginia educator who teaches at a juvenile detention center. DeVos on Monday [4-29-19] honored Rodney Robinson and the state Teacher of the Year winners at a White House ceremony. Robinson teaches at a school inside the […]
4/24/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Great State of Tennessee is so close to passing School Choice. All of our Nation’s children, regardless of background, deserve a shot at achieving the American Dream! Time to get this done, so important!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2019 6:01 pm […]
4/3/2019
AGRICULTURE/EDUCATION/LAWSUIT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A coalition of states and advocacy organizations sued the Trump administration on Wednesday [4-3-19] over its rollback of school nutritional standards championed by the former first lady Michelle Obama that required students be served healthier meals. In lawsuits filed Wednesday, the groups claim that the administration illegally issued rules last year that […]
4/1/2019
BETSY DEVOS/BUDGET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration’s now-abandoned plan to eliminate $17.6 million in federal funding for the Special Olympics is looking like a boon for the nonprofit. Rather than cutting off the Special Olympics from all federal money, lawmakers are weighing a possible increase for the fifth year in a row as high-profile advocates rally […]
3/29/2019
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a two-day thrashing over her department’s proposal to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos sat before senators on Thursday ready to defend it again…But when President Trump triumphantly declared Thursday [3-28-19] evening that he had ‘overridden my people’ and saved the Special Olympics, Ms. DeVos seemed […]
3/28/2019
BETSY DEVOS/BUDGET/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump said on Thursday [3-28-19] that the federal government would continue to fund the Special Olympics, reversing his administration’s decision to cut the allocated money, which his education secretary, Betsy DeVos, had been defending on Capitol Hill only hours earlier…His statement was an abrupt pivot from the stance offered […]
3/26/2019
BETSY DEVOS/BUDGET/DEMS/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For the third year in a row, Democrats dinged Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday [3-26-19] for proposing to cut funds from the Special Olympics, after-school programs and support for students from low-income families. The difference is that this time, Democrats control the House…Overall, DeVos proposed a 12% decrease in funding for […]
3/21/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are here today to take historic action to defend American Students and American Values. In a few moments, I will be signing an Executive Order to protect FREE SPEECH on College Campuses. https://t.co/gFFnSl1bEF” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 21, 2019 3:12 pm […]
3/21/2019
EDUCATION/STUDENT LOANS: “Many middle-class American families are getting ripped off, while tax-exempt colleges and large institutions, frankly — they take these tremendous endowments. You look at the money that they have. They’re making a fortune… I believe that colleges and universities, their costs have gone up more than anything I can think of. I’ve watched […]
3/21/2019
EDUCATION/EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “I will be signing an executive order to protect free speech on college campuses… Under the guise of ‘speech codes’ and ‘safe spaces’ and ‘trigger warnings,’ these universities have tried to restrict free thought, impose total conformity, and shut down the voices of great young Americans like those here today. These are great […]
3/21/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows… The purpose of this order is to enhance the quality of postsecondary education by making it more affordable, more transparent, and more accountable. Institutions of higher […]
3/20/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday [3-21-19] that addresses campus free speech as well as other higher education issues, according to several sources familiar with the White House’s plans. Trump said earlier this month he would issue an executive order ‘requiring colleges and universities to support […]
3/13/2019
BETSY DEVOS/BUDGET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “For the third year in a row, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has proposed ending a loan forgiveness program for public service workers and eliminating subsidized loans for low-income students. The budget put forward this week by President Donald Trump has little chance of being accepted by Democrats who control one chamber of […]
3/12/2019
BUDGET/CALIFORNIA/EDUCATION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’s ‘mad as hell’ and will push back hard against a proposal in Trump’s fiscal 2020 budget to cut nearly $1.3 billion in funding for after-school programs critical to millions of kids and their working parents — including 150,000 kids in California alone. After-school programs ‘save […]
3/8/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Congratulations to Heather Wilson, who is the sole finalist to become the next President of University of Texas at El Paso effective September 1, 2019. Heather has done an absolutely fantastic job…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 8, 2019 1:47 pm […]
3/8/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….as Secretary of the Air Force, and I know she will be equally great in the very important world of higher education. A strong thank you to Heather for her service.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, March 8, 2019 1:47 pm […]
3/5/2019
EDUCATION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “During his rambling, two hour talk on Saturday [3-2-19] at the Conservative Political Action Conference, President Donald Trump said he soon will sign a free speech order for college campuses. What he left out was that the justification for the order is based on a false interpretation of what is actually […]
2/19/2019
EDUCATION/FLORIDA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to leverage a tax incentive championed by President Donald Trump to launch a five-fold expansion of charter schools in the state. Some 250 Florida communities could be candidates for the new charter schools under the DeSantis plan. The DeSantis budget proposed linking the state‘s Schools of Hope program […]
2/10/2019
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @club4growth: WE AGREE! The time is now! ? ‘The time has come to pass school choice for America’s children.’ – @realDonaldTrump #SOTU” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 10, 2019 5:16 pm […]
2/7/2019
EDUCATION/LGBTQ/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In the upside-down logic of conservative religious politics, then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence framed a law that permitted discrimination to be about ‘freedom’ and sparked such outrage — ‘Fix this now’ demanded Indiana’s leading paper — that he had to reverse it. Now it’s Karen Pence, the vice president’s wife, who’s stirring controversy […]
2/1/2019
DEMS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House on Friday [2-1-19] reversed its decision to abruptly replace the top acting watchdog at the Education Department after the move drew swift backlash from multiple congressional Democrats, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren. President Donald Trump had appointed Phil Rosenfelt, the department’s deputy general counsel, as the new acting inspector general, […]