evidence: A federal fund worth $18 billion for low-income students (Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) would be allowed to expire,[22] and those responsibilities would devolve to the states.[23] Public funds for education would be available as school vouchers with no strings attached, even for parents sending their children to private or religious schools.[22] Cuts would be made to the funding for free school meals. The Head Start program that provides services to children of low-income families would be eliminated.[23][150] For the project's backers, education is a private rather than a public good.[22] Project 2025 criticizes any programs to forgive student loans.[151] [...] - ^ Restuccia, Andrew (July 30, 2024). "Head of Project 2025 Steps Down Following Trump Criticism". The Wall Street Journal. [...] - ^ Winter, Emery (July 16, 2024). "What we can VERIFY about Project 2025's plans for the Head Start program and free school lunches". KREM. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.