About 101 ways we've been hurt by trump - 71-80

71. Undercut students’ civil rights by naming skeptics

to top civil rights positions. 

The nominee to serve as general counsel in the Department of Education, Carlos Muñiz, defended Florida State University AGAINST ALLEGATION THAT IT PROTECTED A STAR QUARTERBACK FROM RAPE CHARGES. And the new head of the Office for Civil Rights, Candice Jackson, has CLAIMED SHE EXPERIENCED DISCRIMINATION FOR BEING WHITE, and called the women who accused trump of assault and harassment “fake victims.”

K-12 education

72. COMPLETELY ELIMINATING FEDERAL FUNDING for AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 

In trump’s budget, the administration zeroed out the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, which provides $1.2 billion to districts across the country for after-school programs that support students and working families. This funding serves more than 1.6 million students participating in these programs.

73. COMPLETELY ELIMINATING FEDERAL FUNDING 

TO SUPPORT TEACHER QUALITY. 

In President Trump’s budget, the administration zeroed out Title II of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which provides $2.4 billion to states and districts for teacher recruitment, training, retention, and support. This cut translates to a loss of 40,000 teacher salaries.

74. Nominated the HIGHLY UNQUALIFIED and ANT-

PUBLIC SCHOOL ADVOCATE Betsy DeVos as secretary

of education. 

DeVos’s only experience with education is as a lobbyist and megadonor PUSHING PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER schemes in states across the country. Instead of working to support public schools and the students that attend these schools, SHE HAS CALLED PUBLIC SCHOOL A “DEAD END.”

75. Rescinded the Obama administration’s regulations 

that supported school accountability under the new 

Every Student Succeeds Act. 

Through the Congressional Review Act, Congress and trump eliminated key protections and guidance for states and districts to implement the law, leaving significant confusion at the state and local level. The trump administration has also signaled that it will take a very lax enforcement stance with states, opening the door for states to ignore their responsibilities to protect vulnerable students.

76. Rescinded the Obama administration’s regulations

that supported improving teacher preparation 

programs. 

Through the Congressional Review Act, Congress and trump eliminated requirements for states to make sure that teacher preparation programs are helping prospective teachers gain the skills needed to be successful in the classroom and support student learning. Without these regulations, states will continue to struggle to improve teacher preparation programs and support the most effective programs.

77. Cut $9 billion from public education while spending $1.4 billion 

on school choice. 

This action includes harmful private school voucher schemes and the creation of a new $250 million federal program that will allow taxpayer dollars to flow to private schools, which are not accountable; can discriminate in admissions and discipline; and are not subject to basic monitoring, oversight, and civil rights laws.

78. Cut crucial support for school reform efforts. 

By zeroing out support for the AmeriCorps program, trump would undercut many of the most SUCCESSFUL EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS—from KIPP Public Charter Schools, to Teach For America, to City Year—that have had positive effects on students across the country and rely on that program.

Justice - trump still believes the Attorney General protects the PRESIDENT, personally

79. Named Jeff Sessions, a long-time OPPONENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS,

as attorney general, the top law enforcer in the nation. Sessions co-sponsored the First Amendment Defense Act, a draconian measure that prohibits the federal government from taking “discriminatory action” against any business or person that discriminates against LGBTQ people. The act aims to protect the right of all entities to refuse service to LGBTQ people based on two sets of religious beliefs: “(1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.” As a federal prosecutor in 1983, Sessions prosecuted a trio of voting rights activists for voter fraud. As the chief enforcer of the civil rights laws of the United States, it is almost impossible to imagine how he will now protect the very community for which he endorsed discrimination.

80. Appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch—a judge with A LONG RECORD

OF RULING AGAINST the rights of workers, women, AND 

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES —to the Supreme Court. 

Justice Gorsuch will rule on fundamental constitutional issues—including civil rights, the role of money in politics, and reproductive rights. For example, he will soon vote on whether the Court should allow North Carolina’s 2013 voting bill—which a lower court said targeted black voters with “almost surgical precision”—to remain in effect.

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