Political Stances on Public Education Spending
Politicians Who Support Public Education Spending
Donald Trump
“We spend more per pupil than any nation in the world by double. We are going to keep spending our money, but we are now going to get our moneys worth. We are at the end of every list on education, and yet we spend the most. We are going to change it around. We may spend the most, but we are going to be tops in education no matter where you go anywhere in the world.”
Joe Biden
“My Administration has made historic investments in Americas future, funding Head Start programs that support our kids education. During a shutdown, up to 10,000 children could lose access to Head Start. By failing to act, House Republicans are failing our kids.”
Kamala Harris
“We are not going to let him eliminate the Department of Education that funds our public schools,”
Ron DeSantis
“The Focus on Floridas Future Budget makes record investments in K-12 schools, has historic per-student spending, raises teacher pay, fully funds our nation-leading school choice programs, and dedicates nearly $1 billion to workforce education.Florida is the education state.”
Tim Walz
“My messages to families, to students, to teachers, to support staff is, ‘This is the budget for many of us who taught for decades, this is the budget we’re waiting for. This is the transformational moment that can happen.”