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The 4 Most Notable Cuts in Trump’s Education Budget — and Why Some Say It’s ‘Dead on Arrival’

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“The administration in March had put out a ‘skinny budget’ asking for a $9 billion cut to the agency’s roughly $68 billion budget, including eliminating funding for after-school programs and teacher training, while adding new money for school choice programs. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is slated to testify at the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday. Trump’s legislative agenda is in question, given the mounting controversy surrounding his presidency, including Wednesday’s appointment by the Justice Department of a special counsel to investigate ties between Russia and the president’s 2016 campaign.”

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