Trump's FY26 Budget Proposes Major Cuts to Education Funding and Pell Grants
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The Trump administration's proposed budget for 2026 aims to wind down the U.S. Department of Education with a 15% funding cut, maintaining Title I funding but consolidating and reducing other programs, proposing flat or reduced funding for special education and college aid, including significant Pell Grant cuts and a major reduction in Federal Work-Study funding.
- Trump's budget calls for a 15% funding cut to the Education Department NPR
- The Trump Administration’s Education Agenda: A Tragedy in 2 Acts The Nation
- Trump cuts to Education Department grants will cost students opportunities, educators and former employees say PBS
- Trump Proposes Cut to Max Pell in Order to Avert Shortfall Inside Higher Ed
- FY26 budget plan would slash maximum Pell Grant by nearly a quarter Higher Ed Dive
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