Trump abolishing Education Department spells doom for Black America
President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education is being criticized as a potential whitewashing of America’s education system and a challenge to Title I and Title VI that could defund special education, school lunch programs, and possible cancellation of summer schools. Arne Duncan, former U.S. education secretary under the Obama administration, spoke exclusively to theGrio, saying, “It is our time to have courage and fight for kids.” When Duncan was specifically asked about the impact […]