ST PAUL, Minn. — The Trump administration has called for eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, leaving teachers and parents uncertain about what’s coming next.

For St. Paul Public Schools (SPPD), this comes at a time when district leadership is asking voters to allocate $37 million to education.

“We don’t know what’s coming down the pipeline funding-wise, especially from the federal level,” said Quentin Wathum-Ocama, a kindergarten teacher in St. Paul.

Wathum-Ocama said the rapid changes in federal education policy have left families and educators uneasy.

“It’s very, very concerning,” he said. “People are scared, educators, families, the community, they all have a lot of concerns.”

One of his biggest worries is for vulnerable groups of students, particularly immigrants and stu

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