The Demise of Education Priorities

These are staggering and deeply consequential reductions that we should all be concerned about. As Gaylynn Burroughs, vice president at the National Women’s Law Center notes, “Without enough staff and resources, students will face more barriers to educational opportunity and have fewer places to turn to when their rights are violated. This is part of a coordinated plan by the Trump administration to dismantle the federal government and roll back hard-won civil rights protections.”