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This analysis examines the President's budget requests and the changes in discretionary funding for the Department of Education, showing a significant decrease in investment in education. The data reveals that federal funding for education has remained flat for years, falling below the 2011 level in real terms. Despite education accounting for less than 2% of all federal spending, the President's budgets reflect the largest cuts ever requested in education, including rescissions of Pell grant funds.
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President Cuts Education Investment Even Farther Below 2011 Level in Inflation-Adjusted Terms(Department of Education Discretionary Funding in Billions of Dollars) 2017, 2019, & 2020 President reflect rescissions of Pell grant funds
President Trump’s Budgets Request Largest Education Cuts Requested change in Dept. of Education discretionary funding vs. prior year, in billions Reagan Does not include FY 2010 request versus FY 2009, which included $97 billion in Recovery Act funds, or FY 2011 request that requested all Pell grant resources as mandatory spending. Source: Department of Education 2020 request and budget history tables
Federal Funding Has Been Flat for YearsAcross Education Continuum(Discretionary nominal dollars, in billions) Elementary and Secondary Education
Education Accounts for Less Than 2% of All Federal Spending SOURCE: CEF based on FY2020 OMB Budget