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This needs to be stressed. It's not just uncertainty of grants. That's a given, even when fed is stable. Schools are questioning basic financial aid now. If Tr

This needs to be stressed. It's not just uncertainty of grants. That's a given, even when fed is stable. Schools are questioning basic financial aid now. If Trump follows through on eliminating ED, no one is confident that there's a plan for any of the essential services and payments. . . Because there's never really been a plan for anything else. Higher education is scared right now.

Brybry 1y ago
It's the plan they've been saying all along, right? Seems like Trump / Project 2025 want to push apprenticeship programs instead. [1][2][3] [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-modernizes-american-workforce-programs-for-the-high-paying-skilled-trade-jobs-of-the-future/#:~:text=focus%20on%20registered%20apprenticeships https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-pr... [2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/preparing-americans-for-high-paying-skilled-trade-jobs-of-the-future/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/prep... [3] https://static.heritage.org/project2025/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf#page=626 https://static.heritage.org/project2025/2025_MandateForLeade...
giardini 1y ago
Loughia says >"If Trump follows through on eliminating ED..."< That would be a hard act to follow.
- Loughla 1y ago
  What?
  - jpadkins 1y ago
    In this context ED could mean the Education Department or Erectile Dysfunction. If he eliminates ED, he may be the most popular politician of all time (in a certain demographic).