AFT’s Weingarten on DeVos and Ivanka Trump's Visit to Space Museum; President Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut Funding for NASA’s Education Programs

WASHINGTON—Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and First Daughter Ivanka Trump’s visit to the National Air and Space Museum to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers; meanwhile President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget would eliminate funding for NASA’s education programs:

“Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Ivanka Trump are feigning an interest in STEM careers with a photo op at the National Air and Space Museum while eliminating all funding for NASA’s education programs. This takes chutzpah to a new level. If this administration was genuinely interested in promoting STEM programs, it would walk the walk, not just talk the talk. The next generation of astronauts, scientists, engineers and mathematicians need support, not budget cuts eliminating the very programs being promoted.”