President Trump's proposed budget released Tuesday will reduce the number of youth going to college, and saddle many of those graduating with greater debt, consumer groups said.

Trump's 62-page "America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again" includes a request for $59 billion in Education Department funding in 2018, a $9.2 billion cut.

As outlined last week in briefings with news outlets, the budget would provide new funding for school choice and voucher programs for K-12, while making larger cuts in other programs. College loan programs are chief targets, with $4 billion in cuts in 2018.

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