Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Stop Trump’s attacks on public education As a parent and a teacher in San Jose, I’ve seen how after-school programs, technology and teacher training enrich our children’s education and prepare them for the future. That’s why I am alarmed by the Trump administration’s proposal to slash $12 billion from public education, including $4.5 billion from these very programs. Instead of strengthening the public schools that serve the vast majority of American children, the administration is diverting taxpayer dollars into unaccountable private and charter schools —…