Heather Hollingsworth and Jocelyn Gecker of The Associated Press, Williesha Morris of AL.com, and Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News

Hollingsworth reported from Kansas City, Missouri; Gecker from San Francisco; Richert from Boise, Idaho; Morris from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. AP Education Writer Alia Wong contributed from Washington.

Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states like Idaho offer a preview

Red parts of America could be a road map for the rest of the country.