Trump's education budget could spell disaster for poor children

Associated Press/Evan Vucci Dubbed "A New Foundation for American Greatness," President Donald Trump's budget proposal for 2018 seeks to achieve faster economic growth and debt reduction. But only US$59 billion of that budget has been slated for education - a $9.2 billion cut (13.5 percent) compared to last year. The education plan also eliminates or reduces more than 30 programs that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her team deemed to be duplicative of other programs, ineffective, or more fi...