MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin is criticizing the Trump administration for creating uncertainty about education funding as a new school year begins.

In a visit to Madison’s La Follette High School on Tuesday, Baldwin said she’s working with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to pass legislation that would safeguard key education programs that President Donald Trump has sought to slash within the Department of Education.

“He wants to dismantle it,” she said. “He is defunding programs left and right.”

Baldwin criticizes Trump education cuts as new school year begins

Trump ran on his promise to eliminate the Department of Education, which conservatives have accused of indoctrinating students with political ideologies.

In March, the president signed an executive order setting

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