Donald J. Trump
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What Are Trump's Next K-12 Priorities? Don't Look to a GOP Platform for Answers
President Donald Trumps list of priorities for his second term includes just two bullet points related to K-12 education.
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As Schools Open and COVID-19 Aid Talks Flop, Trump Pushes In-Person Class Again
President Donald Trump told a White House gathering that virtual learning is "not as good as being there" and said Democrats have made negotiations over virus aid for schools difficult.
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Educators Sour on Trump and DeVos but Warm to Some Governors During Pandemic
For the Democratic governors of Michigan and Pennsylvania, two of the three states Trump depended on to beat Clinton in 2016, the majority of educators said their opinions had become more favorable.
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As Trump Criticizes Closed Schools, His Own Son's May Not Fully Reopen
Trump's son attends a private school that will choose between hybrid learning and a fully remote schedule before the school year starts. The president has called for schools to "fully reopen."
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Trump Botches a Vital Back-to-School Message
President Trump's comments on opening schools boost the odds that reopening—like mask-wearing—will be yanked into the culture wars.
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Trump Team Reinforces Tying Federal Money to School Reopenings
The flurry of statements from Trump administration officials about how schools must restart in-person instruction has created confusion and blowback.
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White House Ratchets Up Political Pressure to Reopen School Buildings
President Donald Trump made his most forceful push yet for schools to reopen their buildings, and he is seeking to leverage the issue for his re-election campaign.
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Trump Campaign Attacks Biden for 1979 Vote About 'Segregation Academies'
The Trump campaign's attack focuses on Biden's vote more than 40 years ago about the tax-exempt status of "white flight" private schools. It echoes criticisms of Biden's record on school desegregation last year.
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Trump, Biden Both Have Backed School Police. Will Protests Make That a Campaign Issue?
Districts around the country are considering calls to remove police from schools. Will those calls become a campaign issue for President Trump and Vice President Biden, two men who've championed school resource officers?
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Trump Again Pushes Schools to Reopen, Says Older Teachers Should Stay Home
The president said he'd "like to see schools open" where possible, although most states have closed them for the academic year, and said children seem to be doing relatively well during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump Says He Could Overrule a Governor to Keep Schools Closed, But Prefers Not to
Asked whether he would order Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to keep schools closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, Trump said he wanted to respect constitutional considerations but added he had the "right" to overrule governors.
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What the Coronavirus Aid Bill Trump Signed Does for Education, in One Chart
President Donald Trump signed a roughly $2 trillion coronavirus aid package that includes billions to help school budgets, but falls short of what many in the education community say students and educators will need.
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Trump, Asked About Timelines, Says School Closures 'Up to the Governors'
Asked about states' school closures because of the coronavirus, President Trump said that in some states, "schools are going to be open."
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Trump Urges 'Schooling From Home' to Combat Coronavirus
President Donald Trump stepped up efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus by telling people to avoid coming to school.