As a leader of the States Education program. Lets listen to that. Since march 13th, i havent discussed anything other than the coronavirus and its impacts on education and our response to the coronavirus. But given the gravity of what has happened is important to me to take some time away from the network, talk about the important need for us to have racial justice, in california and in this country. I have to admit, it has been difficult for me to find my voice. To try to get my mind around such senseless acts that have occurred. It has been difficult for me make sense how a man can beg and plead for his life and still have his life snuffed out. It has been hard for me as a blackman who every day thinks about impacts of race ive struggled to know how and what to say about what has happened in the aftermath and the killing of george floyd. It has been difficult for me as a parent raisining aen American Children to know what to say, how to answer their questions when they ask me, dad, w
The radical rhetoric of emmanuel macron, so lately he has been surprising us with his statements, which, by the way, are very consistent, in my opinion, but we will figure out what these are statements, why are they needed, oleg shamshur, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of ukraine to france in 2014 and 20 is already in touch with us, mr. Oleg, we are glad to see you, welcome to our airwaves, i congratulate you, mr. Ambassador, see , this is about a simple childrens question, and here is president macron. Is he seriously saying this whole thing, or is he just saying it for, so to speak, the internal french or internal european consumer, we understand what ambitions he has, so to speak, that is very good for a politician, but we are in ukraine, well, sometimes too much we strongly perceive unfulfilled promises, and we would ask you to separate, so to speak, his public rhetoric from his readiness to take serious steps, because chancellor scholz. The kremlin warned, yes, and s
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Of criticism for targeting these programs that provide billions of dollars in federal funding for Public School programs. At the se time, he proposed a investment in School Choice, which is the next spansion the expansion of Charter Schools and private schools, even choice among private Public Schools. Some of the programs targeted that stirred up a lot of controversy included more than 2 billion for teacher training and classroom reduction. It is a Popular Program. Studies about this program have showed mixed results. It is on the chopping block for the Top Administration and trumpicans in Progress Administration and republicans in congress. Congressman like reblican lou barletta, who supported President Trump saying this is a bad idea. You cannot cut these funds for afterschool programs. In general, republicans have shown a hesitancy to fund to back some of these cuts. Earlier this year we saw a republican senator tell education secretary diverse that that hist devos budget is hard t
Conversation with him live sunday at noon eastern on book tvs in depth on cspan2. Detroit news reported this week that some faculty and students at Michigan State University Want the schools president to rescind an invitation for education secretary betsy devos to speak at the grand opening of the universitys grand rapids at Research Center later this month. They say she has an enemy of Public Education. Secretary devos is scheduled to speak september 20. How to fund education, the Education Department, and federal programs in 2018 is pending before congress. Here is an update. President trump has requested 1. 1 trillion dollars and his 2018 federal budget. Of that, the president would like the Education Department to receive 59 billion. That is a cut from 2017. This is just a guideline. Congress gets to decide with what the final number is. Joining us from politico is caitlin emma. With the nearly 14 cut in Education Funding by the president , which programs would be affected . Presid