Washington, D.C. – Across the country, Americans are terrified of the devastating impacts that Trump’s dismantling of the Department of Education will have on their communities. Trump and Musk are cutting funding for schools as their latest scheme to fund Trump and Congressional Republicans’ tax plan that will line the pockets of the wealthy, on the backs of everyday people.
Here’s a sample of what Americans are seeing in their local outlets on the dangers of Trump’s billionaire-first agenda:
Local Print & Digital Coverage:
- AL.com – Alabama: ‘Prepare for disruption’: Alabama leader warns of Department of Education closure
- AZ Family – Arizona: Arizona college students fear Education Department layoffs could impact student aid
- ABC 7 News – Illinois: US Dept. of Ed cuts could impact special education, low-income students in Chicago
- CNN – Kentucky: ‘Catastrophic’ education cuts could hit Trump voters
- WILX 10 News – Michigan: Dismantling the US Department of Education could lead to impacts on special need students
- Dayton Daily News – Ohio: U.S. Dept. of Education cuts could affect Ohio special education funding, homeless students
- News Channel 5 – Tennessee: Concerns over the future of the U.S. Department of Education and special needs programs
- KABB 29 News – Texas: Trump’s plan to dismantle education department sparks fears for special needs kids
- WEAU 13 News – Wisconsin: Public school districts share concerns over cuts to the Dept. of Education
Local TV Coverage:
Fox 20 News – California: “Vicky Ono, a classroom teacher who’s been working in the special education department this year, says cuts to the Department of Education could worsen programs for students with special needs, with lowered funding which has been crucial to the care of these students.”
Fox 2 News – Missouri: “And area school districts, they’re bracing for this, the possibility of the dismantling of the United States Department of Education… local education leaders say the department directs a variety of funding to state Department of Educations before money is distributed to the local districts. Now, some of that funding includes money for special education, Title I funding for high poverty areas, and Perkins dollars for career and technical education.”
WBIR 10 News – Tennessee: “Most money we receive is from the federal government. That pays for teacher salaries, assistant salaries, pays for our instructional materials for special education, our busing transportation, even those related services like occupational therapy, physical therapy. We couldn’t afford to do all of those things for our students if we didn’t have that federal funding.”
WWBT 12 News – Virginia: “If the federal Education Department is entirely eliminated, Virginia schools may lose roughly $2.5 billion bucks. That means schools in the state may have to cover the costs of things, including food programs for low income students and teacher training programs.”
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