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What Trump’s education budget could mean for students in poverty

  • Written by Komla Dzigbede, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageCuts to the 2018 federal education budget jeopardize access for students from low-income families.Mattomedia Werbeagentur / Shutterstock.com

Dubbed “A New Foundation for American Greatness,” President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for 2018 seeks to achieve faster economic growth and debt reduction. But only US$59 billion of that...

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