The re-election of former President Donald Trump is certain to bring a period of conflict, tension and litigation between his White House and California’s political and education leaders whose policies and values the president-elect castigates. It also could potentially have major implications for California schools.
Trump, whose position on education has focused more on cultural ideology than on policies to improve education, has threatened to cut school funding to states, such as California, that protect transgender students and promote diversity, equity and inclusion programs in their schools. He also has pledged to deport undocumented immigrants in record…