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by Loughla 265 days ago
This needs to be stressed. It's not just uncertainty of grants. That's a given, even when fed is stable.

Schools are questioning basic financial aid now. If Trump follows through on eliminating ED, no one is confident that there's a plan for any of the essential services and payments. . . Because there's never really been a plan for anything else.

Higher education is scared right now.
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giardini 264 days ago
Loughia says >"If Trump follows through on eliminating ED..."<

That would be a hard act to follow.

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Loughla 263 days ago
What?
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jpadkins 262 days ago
In this context ED could mean the Education Department or Erectile Dysfunction. If he eliminates ED, he may be the most popular politician of all time (in a certain demographic).
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Brybry 265 days ago
It's the plan they've been saying all along, right? Seems like Trump / Project 2025 want to push apprenticeship programs instead. [1][2][3]

[1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-pr...

[2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/prep...

[3] https://static.heritage.org/project2025/2025_MandateForLeade...

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