🎓Push to Eliminate Federal Community College Funding
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Trump administration proposed eliminating major federal programs supporting community college students in May 2025, including GEAR UP preparation programs and work-study opportunities. The cuts threaten pathways to middle-class careers for working families.
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Why This Matters
Your Educational Access:
Federal programs help first-generation college students navigate higher education successfully.
Your Economic Mobility:
Community colleges provide pathways to middle-class careers for working families without four-year degrees.
Your Workforce Development:
Technical training programs support local economic development and skilled job creation.
Your Federal Education Role:
Cuts test whether Washington should fund higher education versus leaving costs to students.
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How many low-income students were enrolled in the GEAR UP program in 2022-23?
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Education Policy
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What is the Trump administration's justification for eliminating the GEAR UP program?
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Federal Funding
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How much federal funding is Northwestern University at risk of losing due to alleged civil rights violations?
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Higher Education
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What percentage cut is proposed for tribal colleges and universities?
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In South Bend, Indiana, how many students did the GEAR UP program introduce to job and college opportunities?
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Economic Opportunity
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Cornell University saw roughly how much federal funding frozen amid an antisemitism investigation?
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Higher Education
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ProPublica reported tribal colleges faced a ___% funding cut under Trump's FY 2026 proposal.
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Federal Funding
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Which long-running federal program helping first-generation students would be zero-funded along with GEAR UP?
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Education Policy
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In South Bend, GEAR UP exposed roughly _____ students to local job opportunities over four years.
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Economic Opportunity
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Which federal college-preparation program, separate from GEAR UP, lost grants at two community colleges in June 2025?
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Education Policy
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Name the GEAR UP participant who went on to earn multiple graduate degrees including a doctorate.
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Education Policy
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How much proposed budget cuts does Trump want for nondefense programs including education?
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Higher Education
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How many billion dollars in education and research cuts does the May 2025 budget blueprint target overall?
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Federal Funding
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Trump's proposed budget would eliminate the Federal Work-Study program.
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Education Policy
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Trump threatened to cut federal funding for colleges that allow "illegal protests."
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Higher Education
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The administration abruptly discontinued Upward Bound grants at two community colleges in June 2025.
True/False
Education Policy
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Secretary Rubio has urged Treasury to consider sanctions probes into Harvard's overseas programs.
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Higher Education