What’s at Stake for Schools as Trump Returns to the White House
Former President Donald Trump, who has pledged to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, slash K-12 spending, and put public schools squarely in the crosshairs of culture warriors, is headed back to the White House, the Associated Press projected.
Conservative supporters of expanding school choice and parents’ rights groups such as Moms for Liberty are likely to cheer his ascendency. Civil rights advocates have warned for months that a second Trump term would decimate federal protections for LGBTQ+ students, students of color, and students from low-income backgrounds.
Big questions loom over just how much Trump, who is only the second president in U.S. history to be elected to non-consecutive terms, can actually get done on K-12 this time around.
