The Trump administration has made substantial changes to federal education policy, reducing the U.S. Department of Education's staff by half and withholding $7 billion in grant funding for various educational programs. The recently signed legislation introduces a federal school voucher program, allowing parents to use vouchers for private schooling. However, states are required to opt in, limiting widespread adoption. Despite potential benefits, concerns exist over resource depletion from public schools, prompting recent voter rejections of voucher initiatives in some conservative states.
In just six months, the Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress have brought lasting change and enormous unpredictability to federal education policy.
The final bill includes a first-of-its-kind federal school voucher program, using the federal tax code to offer vouchers for private schools and qualifying education expenses.
Parents should decide where their kids go to school. This bill helps them do that," Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said in a statement after the House approved the Senate's changes.
This isn't just a policy failureit is a moral disgrace," Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, commented on school vouchers.
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