GOP nominee Donald Trump has laid out his latest plans for his proposals for education if in case he wins this November elections. His latest promise is to direct $20 billion in federal grants so that poor children could attend a school, whichever the family chooses.
Trump delivered his speech during a visit at an inner-city charter school in Cleveland on Thursday. Trump did not only touch on whites but also said that African-American and Hispanic parents should be given the right to education. The real estate mogul shared, "As president, I will establish the national goal of providing school choice to every American child living in poverty."
Trump related the possibilities of letting children from lowly status of life be educated in the U.S., being able to send men on the moon, winning two world wars, and digging out the Panama Canal. He said that if the aforementioned events were achieved, he would not doubt that as a nation, the U.S. could provide school choice to every disadvantaged child in the country, Business Insider reported.
Trump also argued that the present voucher system will not help these poor children to enroll at quality schools, but if there is a free market, which he plans to implement, it will improve the entire education system. He pointed out that a better education system will be able to produce better students. Aside from the students, Trump also said that he would support merit-pay for teachers.
The real estate mogul, however, did not explain where he would be getting the $20 billion federal funding.
The New York Times reported that the education plans of Trump have been revealed after he proposed better military funding. He said that he would propose more funding for the military in order to boost the country's stance once again as he believes that due to the security problems in the country, the enemies are taking advantage of that perception.
He also talked about his opponent, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, during his Cleveland speech. He once again lambasted her use of a private email when she served as the Secretary of State.
