Trump Budget: Deep Cuts in Public Education

We knew this was coming, and next week it will be here.  According to the Washington Post, the education budget for public schools will be cut by $10.6 billion dollars.  The cuts include:

  • Work study cut in half; student loan programs revised
  • End of public service loan forgiveness
  • Mental health, advanced course work and other services cut
  • After school programs gone
  • Teacher training and class size reduction gone
  • Childcare for low income college students gone
  • Arts education gone
  • Gifted students gone
  • Career and technical education cut
  • and on and on

A significant change in Title I funding will impact low income public schools.  The new Title I program would allow $1 billion to go to choice schools.  Thus, low income public schools would receive even less support than they now have.   Money saved goes into charter schools and vouchers for private, religious schools.  Some funds go to increased choice for public schools.  Is this a recipe for quality schools or a disaster?

As Senator Lamar Alexander’s spokesperson said, ‘The Congress passes budgets”.  We elect congressmen and women.  Let them know what you think.

 

Posted in Charter Schools, Funding, Public Education, Reform, Religion, Tax credit scholarships, US Government, Washington D.C..

2 Comments

  1. Time to visit your Congresspeople at home until June 5th, get their commitment not to steal from our schools for privatizers who have not shown better results. Say no to Trump 2018 education budget. The only way to stop the corporate reform movement is in the courts, U.S. Congress, and state legislatures.

    Its a $9.2 billion or 13.6% cut in the spending level. It js targeted to harm the nations neediest children.

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