Trump’s Trade School Trojan Horse

The current administration threatens to cut federal grants from universities and reallocate the funds to “trade schools” nationwide—a move critics view as a calculated attempt to sow division and rebrand vocational education as a populist alternative.

While many support stronger investment in community and technical colleges, observers argue that the proposal rings hollow without legislative backing and contrasts sharply with the administration’s broader education record, including actions that have defunded community college grants and revoked awards from regional worker training programs.

Read the full Inside Higher Ed article by Rachel Lipson and Robert Schwartz.