None of Trump's proposed education cuts were enacted — in fact,
overall education funding saw a slight increase and, at the same time, important new investments were made in consensus education reforms including high - quality public charter schools.
The plan approved by the Senate appropriations committee would increase
overall education funding by 5.4 percent compared to FY13, but the House approach would funnel more money to defense and cut education by an additional 18 percent below FY13 funding levels.
With considerable unhappiness about what it thought to be an intrusion into its role as determining appropriations, the legislature increased
the overall education funding and set a plan for future spending.