Look Out Below! Congress Cutting BILLIONS from Education

According to an article on EdWeek, the Senate released their 2016 “plan” to fund the Department of Education in 2016.  It CUTS funding from the previous year by $1.7 BILLION, to $65.5 billion.

Believe it or not, this is actually the BETTER of two bad plans – the House bill recommended cutting the budget by a whopping $2.8 BILLION.  The biggest cuts appear to be in programs that support teachers, the children of immigrants and funding for guidance counselors.

By contrast, the Senate is looking for ways to increase the Pentagon budget by more than $38 billion OVER the legally mandated $499 billion cap.  

The bad (well, even WORSE) news here is that due to the nature of Congress, the final bill will be a compromise between the two plans, so the BEST we can hope for will be the $1.7 billion cut, but the reality is that the cuts will probably be even deeper.

If this country is going to continue to be a world leader, we need to INCREASE the quality of our education system and support the schools, teachers and counselors who are building our future by teaching our children today.

Everyone comes from somewhere.  It’s our duty to make it the best “somewhere” it can be.

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