Paul Downey

3 weeks ago | sandiegometro.com | Deborah Sullivan Brennan |Paul Downey

By Deborah Sullivan Brennan | Voice of San DiegoLast week President Donald Trump signed an executive order to shut down the federal Department of Education, in what he said was an effort to return authority to states. But California leaders don’t know exactly what that means for the department’s programs including K-12 services and student financial aid. And they’re not sure what the state can do to ensure that schools have support and college students can get loans and grants.