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What impact could Trump have on US education?

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22.11.2024

Education in the US is largely a "matter for the states" — with each in charge of its own school system — not the federal government. But Donald Trump's election win is causing a stir among parents, teachers and education experts. During his campaign, the president-elect promised to axe the US Department of Education and threatened to cut funding for schools exploring issues like racism or recognizing students' transgender identities.

"The main complaint in the realm of education that Republicans had during the campaign was that schools indoctrinated young people with inappropriate material with racial, sexual and gender themes," said David Steiner, the executive director of Institute of Education at Johns Hopkins University. "The ironic thing is that they [the federal government] can't change that, because curriculums are up to the states!" he told DW.

Despite such restrictions, the Trump administration will certainly have space to make far-reaching changes to the US education system.

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