1 of 1
Story summary
- Twelve senators urged Secretary Linda McMahon on April 9 to withdraw the Talent Search grant application.
- President Donald Trump’s administration revised the Talent Search competition on March 17, shifting priority to workforce-development programs, as Education Department spokesperson Ellen Keast said the agency is confident.
- Senators Raphael Warnock and Susan Collins warned the changes could disenfranchise low-income students and cause Talent Search programs to lose funding if they do not meet workforce-development priorities.
