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Education Budget Cuts, Student Aid Problems And More

Trump's proposed 13 percent budget cut is the top education story of the week. Also: What's happening with student aid.

National K-12 and higher ed news came fast and furious this week. Here are our highlights to help you keep on top.

The president's "skinny budget" has cuts for education

The biggest story of our week happened early Thursday morning when President Trump released his budget outline, historically known as a "skinny budget" because it has few details.

The U.S. Department of Education came in for a $9 billion, or 13.5 percent, cut.

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