While Joe Lombardo attempts to spin his record, here’s a reminder that he gave his full-throated endorsement of Donald Trump’s executive order to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. While Lombardo caves to Trump every chance he gets, Attorney General Aaron Ford blocked the president’s illegal attempt to gut nearly $1 billion per year in funding for Nevada schools and students.
Under Lombardo’s failed leadership, Nevada ranks 48th in K-12 education and 46th in overall child well-being. In addition to backing Trump’s steep funding cuts, Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have guaranteed school meals for every student and now parents in Washoe County accrued more than $200,000 in debt because they can’t afford school meals for their kids.
If Lombardo and Trump had gotten their way, here’s a look at essential services that will be on the chopping block:
- $200 million in Pell Grants
- More than $400 million in direct student loans
- $160 million for Title I schools serving low-income students
- $105 million for special education
- $38 million for career and technical education
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