Trump’s skinny budget cuts all education programs except special education and school choice

Published May 2, 2025 5:41pm ET



President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal includes making $10.7 billion in cuts to more than a dozen programs, grants, and offices at the Education Department, with the exceptions of school choice and special education.

Through Trump’s “skinny budget,” the Education Department is seeking to free up federal dollars from being spent on bureaucracy in an effort to give back more funding to the state level.

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