Education secretary’s plan for federal tax credit for private-school scholarships also gets a cold reception.
By Laura Meckler Laura Meckler Reporter covering national education policy and trends, and the Education Department Email Bio Follow March 26 at 6:27 PM Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday defended her request to cut billions of dollars from the agency’s budget, as Democrats attacked her plan as outrageous and damaging to students who need the most help.
Lawmakers cited a variety of programs targeted for cuts or elimination by the Trump administration, such as the $17.6 million supporting the Special Olympics. DeVos responded that she was forced to make difficult decisions to control spending, but appeared to be realistic about her chances. “We’ve proposed this particular program elimination because it’s been thinly spread and not that effective on any particular thing,” DeVos said.DeVos was more enthusiastic in promoting her own chief cause: a $5 billion tax-credit plan to help children attend private schools. She refers to the initiative as “education freedom.”DeLauro dismissed the idea as a “tax scheme” and an “unregulated, unaccountable” effort to fund private school vouchers.
“Are you saying that the problem really is that black children are just more of a discipline problem?” Rep. Katherine M. Clark asked.
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