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
Time to introduce myself and our next speaker. I mentioned who is not here, but in my brief introduction, i would like to share with you how i we, mcgraw hill education got here. At the third annual urban Superintendent Academy with asa and with the opportunity to address sour next keynote speaker, dr. Mark bedell. Our goal is to identify national alliances. For example, as we began four years ago, our transformation from a 125yearold Publishing Company to a learning science compa company. As a result of this alignment, we took a lead role and an active participation with our learning symposiums. So maybe its that part of me of being a proud and honored son of two cuban orphans, that instilled in me, the need of always wanting to do more and to do good. We continued our conversations with asa and our partner districts and recognize the significance and issue in addressing the needs of equity and accessing and we mcgrawhill education immediately said, yes, count us in, we want to work w
I mentioned who is not here but in my brief introduction, i would like to share with you how i, we, mcgraw hill education, got here. At the third annual academy, and with the opportunity to introduce our next keynote speaker. The role that we work is to identify Strategic Partnerships with National Alliances that also align to the core values and mission of our company. For example, as we began four years ago, our transformation from a 125yearold Publishing Company to a learning science company, we identified with one of our longtime partners with their work and as a result we took a lead role and active participation with their digital and personalized learning symposiums. Maybe its me being a proud and honored son of two cuban orphans that instilled in me the need of always. Wanting to do more and to do good. We continued our conversations with asa and our partnered districts and recognized the significance and issue in addressing the needs within our districts. So three years ago, t
Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you so much for joining us today. Todays Education Brain trust is called from brown to fisher, increasing racial diversity to improve Educational Equity. I am melanie newman, the chief Public Engagement and Communications Strategist for the nacp Legal Defense fund, the organization i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. So i want to give a little bit of hello . Oh. I want to give sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am, ive been with the Legal Defense fund since march of this year but worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time. But this issue and the reason i am happy to be here with all of you today is personal to me. I am originally from new orleans but also went to school in selma, alabama. Which im sure all of you are familiar with. My father, dr. Norwood, was the first black School Superintendent in selma, alabama [applause] thank you. And when he in 1987