WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to reports of President Trump's education budget:
"The Trump administration's reported education budget is an abomination. Attacking programs that support teachers and public education under the guise of 'reform' is no way to improve educational outcomes for American kids. By dramatically slashing funding from important initiatives, such as after-school programs, teacher training, student loans, and the Office of Civil Rights, this budget will set students back, not put them ahead.
"I've long-supported targeted, accountable public school choice initiatives to help ensure that poor children in chronically failing schools have the opportunity to receive a quality public education, but this budget would work against those goals and undermine our efforts to ensure our education system works for all."