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Latest Promises In Education
Donald Trump
Give green cards to people on student visas who graduate from U.S. colleges
Trump administration backtracks on pledge for green cards to student visa holders
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January 30, 2026
Donald Trump
Abolish the Education Department
Trump continues shrinking the Education Department, but full closure remains uncertain
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December 12, 2025
Donald Trump
Provide universal school choice
Trump signs legislation introducing federal tax credit for school choice
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July 16, 2025
Donald Trump
Provide $10,000 per child tax-free to homeschoolers
January 19, 2025
Donald Trump
Incentivize abolishing teacher tenure for grades K-12
January 19, 2025
Joe Biden
Use evidence to determine COVID-19 openings and closings
Biden used evidence for COVID-19 guidance, but experts say other factors likely influenced decisions
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December 17, 2024
Joe Biden
Forgive student loan debt from public colleges and universities
Joe Biden forgave student loan debt, but not as much as promised
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December 16, 2024
Joe Biden
Make public colleges and universities tuition-free for families who make less than $125,000
Joe Biden breaks promise to offer free college tuition to families earning less than $125,000 a year
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December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Make 2 years of community college or a high-quality training program tuition-free
Joe Biden’s free community college plan failed to get congressional support
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December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Offer universal preschool to 3- and 4-year-olds
Joe Biden breaks promise to offer universal preschool to all 3- and 4-year-olds
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December 4, 2024
Joe Biden
Stop for-profit education programs from profiteering off of students
Promise Kept: Biden rules on for-profit schools are on the books, but delays make effects unclear
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December 4, 2024
Joe Biden
Expand services for people during and after incarceration
Biden increases funding, announces strategic plan to ease reentry for incarcerated individuals
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July 24, 2024
Joe Biden
Make HBCUs, TCUs, and under-resourced MSIs more affordable for their students
Biden makes progress on HBCU promise following historic funding increases
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March 5, 2024
Joe Biden
Double value of Pell Grants
Biden signs Pell Grant increase into law, but amount falls short of campaign goal
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August 19, 2022
Donald Trump
Add additional federal investment of $20 billion toward School Choice
Federal funding for school choice is increasing only minimally
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Dramatically scale back the U.S. Education Department
Trump still can’t eliminate the department or lower its funding
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Eliminate Common Core
Common Core isn’t leaving anytime soon
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July 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Ensure funding for historic black colleges
Under Trump HBCUs and vocational education are ensured future funding
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July 15, 2020
Barack Obama
Increase the number of high school students taking college-level courses
Students taking Advanced Placement courses up by well over 50 percent
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December 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Lead the world in college graduates by 2020
Though improving, U.S. still lags South Korea
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November 15, 2016
Barack Obama
Require all schools of education to be accredited
Accreditation not the destination for all schools
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November 14, 2016
Barack Obama
Improve high school graduation rates
Graduation rates are up, but the United States still lags behind other countries
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November 2, 2016
Barack Obama
Reduce federal aid to colleges that don’t keep costs down
No federal aid policy for schools that spend more
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November 2, 2016
Barack Obama
Create a voluntary national performance assessment for educators
A gold star for keeping teacher preparation regulations promise
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November 1, 2016
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