Governor Dan McKee is condemning the Trump Administration's move to gut the U.S. Department of Education and cut federal funding.
The governor says Rhode Island is committed to building a stronger, more resilient future through education, but cuts to federal education funding and the Supreme Court ruling that allows the dismantling of U.S. Department of Education represent a direct threat to that mission.
McKee says those actions will slow progress in classrooms, put critical programs at risk and limit support for the students who need it most.
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