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Trump has yet to make his mark on education policy

Trump’s first 100 days have resulted in fewer education policy changes, compared to Obama and Bush.

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President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2017.
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Trump’s first 100 days have resulted in fewer education policy changes, compared to Obama and Bush. While the president has overturned and rescinded a number of Obama-era education programs, he has yet to enact his own proposals, one of which is a pledge to pass a major expansion of school choice laws through Congress. (Education Week)

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