# Charter school founder backs Trump administration push to decentralize K-12 education

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/charter-school-founder-backs-trump-administration-push-to-decentralize-k-12-education/
- Published: 2026-11-02T11:00:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T12:26:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/media/charter-school-founder-backs-trump-administration-push-decentralize-k-12-education
- Topics: Art, Culture, World

## Key points

- Utah charter school founder backs shifting education authority to states.
- The administration’s tour reached its 47th stop in Utah.
- Iowa is the first state using a new federal funding flexibility process.

## Summary

Carolyn Sharette, founder of Utah’s American Preparatory Academy, supports the Trump administration’s effort to give states more control over K-12 education funding and reduce federal regulation. She says local schools understand their pupils’ needs and should have more flexibility to meet them.

The administration’s “Returning Education to the States Tour” visited APA’s West Valley City campus on 20 October, its 47th stop in a 50-state tour. The article says federal officials estimate more than $3 trillion has gone into K-12 education over recent decades, while about three in ten pupils reach proficient levels in maths and reading. The Department of Education has introduced a waiver process for states seeking more flexibility; Iowa was the first to take part.

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