President-elect Donald Trump backs the ‘Educational Choice for Children Act,’ which would give $10 billion in tax credits for private schooling|Gage Skidmore|CC BY-SA 2.0
Donald Trump has promised a sweeping transformation of US education by increasing control over funding and classroom lessons, aiming to limit “woke” teachings in schools and universities.
The President-elect has promised to eliminate the Education Department, though it’s unclear how this would impact student funding or protections.
Trump’s agenda includes offering more families money for private schooling, limiting accommodations for transgender students in sports and challenging racial disparity programs.
He backs the Educational Choice for Children Act, which would give $10 billion in tax credits for private schooling. However, past efforts to promote school choice have faced challenges in Congress.
Trump also plans to use civil-rights laws to curb critical race theory and reduce federal funds to schools that don’t align with his policies. He believes that Title IX, which prevents sexual discrimination in education, should restrict transgender girls on female sports teams.