Document Type
Opinion
Publication Date
3-18-2017
Department 1
Education
Abstract
Folks, you've got to get a load of this guy Mick Mulvaney. Just looking at his name conjures images of a character from a gangster novel set during Prohibition, but he's actually the Trump White House's director of the Office of Management and Budget. That means he's the hatchet man—the guy responsible for making sure everything Trump wants to cut gets cut. And it means he's a real human, too. Allegedly.
Case in point: Mulvaney has been producing amazing sound bites lately to explain the contents of Trump's proposed federal budget. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
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Recommended Citation
Powell, Dave. "Why is Mulvaney Opposed to Feeding Poor Kids at School?" Education Week (March 18, 2017).
Comments
This piece appeared on Education Week as part of Dr. Powell's opinion blog, "The K-12 Contrarian." The original version is available online here.