School Choice

January 7, 2022

California education issues to watch in 2022 — and predictions of what will happen

Test scores will fall, chronic absences will rise, school funding will soar, with arguments over how to spend it. Bet your Fensters on that.

John Fensterwald And Yuxuan Xie

Federal Education Policy

February 5, 2020

Trump revives call for support of ’school choice’ agenda, despite certain rejection in Congress

Call for expanded tax credit program immediately rejected by top education legislator in House.

February 6, 2019

Trump renews call for 'school choice' legislation in State of the Union speech

He makes no mention of the fate of undocumented students currently in legal limbo in the United States, including about 75,000 enrolled in California's public colleges and universities.

January 23, 2018

Despite promises, Trump administration has had little impact on public education in California

Fears of rapid expansion of school choice programs have proven unfounded.

May 22, 2017

White House seeks billions in cuts to higher education spending

Trump's budget proposal must still win Congressional approval. Among the deep spending cuts are $143 billion in cuts to higher education over the next decade, according to a budget summary released on Monday.