Cory Booker: “I ask unanimous consent that ``How Education Department Cuts Could Hurt Low-Income and Rural Schools in Particular,'' an…”

“I ask unanimous consent that ``How Education Department Cuts Could Hurt Low-Income and Rural Schools in Particular,'' an article of March 21, 2025, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [Mar. 21, 2025] How the Education Department Cuts Could Hurt Low-Income and Rural Schools (By Jonaki Mehta) President Trump's efforts to shutter the U.S. Department of Education are in full swing. On Thursday, he signed an executive action instructing U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ``take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education,'' and to do so ``to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.'' Before that, the department had already announced it was shrinking its workforce by nearly half, with cuts to all divisions. On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive action to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Meanwhile, the administration has promised that ``formula funding'' for schools, which is protected by law, would be preserved. That includes flagship programs like Title I for high-poverty schools, and the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP), which sends money to rural and low-income schools.…”