Utah Charter Founder Backs Trump K-12 Shift for 5,000 Students as States Gain Funding Flexibility
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 2
Utah Charter Founder Backs Trump K-12 Shift for 5,000 Students as States Gain Funding Flexibility
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 2
Summary
Carolyn Sharette, founder of Utah’s American Preparatory Academy, endorsed the Trump administration’s bid to move K-12 authority from Washington to states, saying looser federal rules would let schools target student needs more precisely.
American Preparatory Academy serves more than 5,000 students across eight campuses, and Sharette argued school choice lets families pick its classical model, which emphasizes literature and the science of reading.
Linda McMahon made the network’s West Valley City campus the 47th stop on her 50-state tour, using the visit to press for local control, proven academic interventions and broader school choice.
Education Department officials say more than $3 trillion has flowed into K-12 education in recent decades, yet only about three in 10 students score at or above proficient in math and reading.
That performance gap underpins Trump’s wider push to dismantle parts of the federal education agency; the department has already opened a waiver process for more flexible federal spending, with Iowa first to join.