Just weeks before the ascension of Donald J. Trump into the White House, allegations and fear begin to spread among members of the education sector of the country. It is regarding the probable influence of his national policy on education technology.
According to a Hechinger report published weeks after the elections, the American people are asking "will schools continue to accelerate the ace of blending learning, which incorporates technology classes along with personal instructions?" It is important to note Trump's pronouncements before the polling that he will no more support initiatives subsidizing early-childhood education, which was fostered by his campaign against making public colleges and universities "debt-free."
Trump, as he expressed, is apparently no fan of the attention given by the last administration on education in America says NPR. Asserting is Ed Tech Strategies President, Doug Levin who stated "Federal support, affiliation with Connected Ed., Future Ready, Go Open, and the threat of [Office of Civil Rights] actions for unequal access, the convening, speeches, reports and toolkits, all of it including the personnel - it could be halted, shifted, or eliminated on the first day of Trump's administration."
Similarly, Michael Horn, co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute, expressed his worries regarding the possible negative impact of "uncertainty" for the cause of innovation in the pursuit of creating an education system that allows all student to fulfill their potentials. Donald Trump, however, has yet to clarify the issue at hand; this is aside from his becoming more frequent disposition against illegal immigrants in the United States.
Federal Laws, on the other hand, recently return political powers over education to the states, though it still holds control over important levers, namely: funding that could accelerate or dampen efforts to innovate in schools. Michael Horn further eases hysteria by construing the issue positively since it could bring innovation through school choices and deregulation in public schools.
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