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PresidentDonald Trump’s proposed2018 budgetwould make some major changes to public education funding, if passed.
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After-school programs.These serve about 1.6 million students, many of whom come from low-income and working class families.
Literacy initiatives, gifted programs, mental health services, and bullying prevention programs.
Charter school funding.Charter schools have long been a point of contention.
Like public schools, charter schools are publicly funded with taxpayer dollars.
They’ll lose money from the cuts.
Then they’ll lose more moneyand talented students and teachersto charter schools.
Then they’ll loseeven moremoney and talent as school choice initiatives become more abundant.
Congress will have to approve this proposal before any of these changes can be made.
Oprahattendedtwo different high schools in WisconsinLincoln High School and Nicolet High School.
Jennifer Aniston
Actress Jennifer Anistongraduated fromNew York City’s Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School.
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs served as the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple, Inc.
The entrepreneurattended Homestead High Schoolin Cupertino, California.
Lucy Liu
Actress Lucy Liu went toStuyvesant High Schoolin New York City.
The humanitarianattended Bennett High Schoolin Buffalo, New York.
Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder, chairman, and CEO Jeff Bezos attendedMiami’s Palmetto High.
Jay Z
Rapper and music producer Jay Z went to Brooklyn’sEli Whitney High Schooluntil it closed.
Betty White
Like many celebrities, actress Betty White went toBeverly Hills High School.
Larry Page
Google co-founder Larry Page went to Michigan’sEast Lansing High School.
Katie Couric
Journalist Katie Couric went to Virginia’s Yorktown High School, where sheparticipated in cheerleading.
Sheryl Sandberg
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberggraduated fromNorth Miami Beach Senior High School in Florida.
Spike Lee
Filmmaker Spike Leewent toBrooklyn’s John Dewey High School.
Susan Wojcicki
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcickiwent toGunn High School in Santa Clara, California.
Shehad to missher senior prom, because she was in the middle of filming a movie.
Tim Cook
Current Apple CEO Tim Cook went toRobertsdale High Schoolin Alabama.
Michael Bloomberg
Businessman Michael Bloombergwent toMedford High School in Massachusetts.
Jeff Immelt
General Electric CEO Jeff Immeltwent toFinneytown High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Barbra Streisand
Singer-songwriter Barbra Streisandwent toErasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York.
Tracy Morgan
Actor and comedian Tracy Morganwent toDeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, New York.
Irene Rosenfeld
CEO of Mondelez International (and former CEO of Kraft Foods) Irene RosenfeldattendedW.
Tresper Clarke High School in Westbury, New York.
Angelina Jolie
Like Betty White, actress and humanitarian Angelina Joliegraduated fromBeverly Hills High School in California.
Larry King
TV host Larry Kingwent toNew York City’s Lafayette High School.
Cher
Singer CherattendedCalifornia’s Garden Grove High School.
Diane Sawyer
Journalist Diane Sawyerwent toKentucky’s Seneca High School.
