In Trump's plan, $ 1 billion from proposed
federal education budget cuts would be rerouted to advance school choice.
In its statement on the shutdown, ASCD emphasizes that although the shutdown furloughed U.S. Department of Education employees, disrupted responses to educators» technical assistance requests, and temporarily shut students out of Head Start services, those consequences pale in comparison to the damage caused by
federal education budget cuts due to sequestration.
The polls by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and Phi Delta Kappa International (PDK) found a perceived lack of funding to be the biggest problem facing schools in respondents» communities, with AFT also identifying local and
federal education budget cuts as the most worrisome trend in education.
UFT members from Districts 13, 14 and 17 as well as high schools from those areas heard UFT President Michael Mulgrew speak about the proposed
federal education budget cuts, the attack on unions by far - right privatization advocates, the dangers to hard - won benefits if a state constitutional convention is held in 2018 and other pressing issues.
Not exact matches
The National Tertiary
Education Union has argued that the impact of the
federal budget cuts would leave Western Australia's universities almost $ 500 million worse off.
But none of the broken things would be fixed by Donald Trump's proposed
budget, which does away with
federal subsidization of interest on student loans and eliminates the program that forgives loans for people who enter public service (including teachers)-- among other
education - related
cuts.
Stung by the expiration of
federal aid intended to help states balance
budgets as they seek to recover from the recession that began in 2008, the final
budget is also expected to include another
cut in local aid to cities and towns and to call for reduced growth in the rate of spending on
education and health care, although special
education is one of the few areas in which significant investments appear imminent.
As New York State braces for proposed
federal budget cuts that could have a devastating impact on health care,
education and infrastructure investments across the state, more than 80 New York residents with incomes in the top 1 % have sent an open letter... (read more)
In addition to
cutting the Department of
Education's
budget by $ 350 million, the plan replaces $ 853 million of expiring
Federal stimulus funding with city money.
For AQE, which is pushing for
education spending on par with a decade - old court ruling, the problem for them was Cuomo suggesting a short - term extender may be a viable option for the state
budget considering the uncertainty emanating from Washington over the
federal government's
budget cuts.
Turner said that if it were up to him, he would
cut federal spending by 35 percent — including gutting the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and slashing the
budget of the U.S. Department of
Education — which he said would take about seven to 10 years to accomplish.
Hanging over everything was the Republican tax overhaul and possible
federal budget cuts, both of which could squeeze state
education funding.
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She was referring to $ 2 billion in
cuts to higher
education announced separately from the
federal budget last Monday.
Although the administration has proposed
cutting the U.S. Department of
Education's
budget by 13.5 percent, it seeks a $ 1.4 billion
federal investment in school choice.
Barring more big
federal bailouts — which this year's election would seem to make ever less likely — school
budgets are going to be strapped for years to come and cost -
cutting, together with eking greater value out of the remaining dollars, is going to occupy the
education - policy center ring.
Environmental
education, a relatively new addition to the curriculum in most schools, may not survive
federal budget cuts.
When it began to look last month as if the
federal budget would be
cut across the board, the
education community switched on its computers.
Shah noted that, «
Cutting the special
education budget for other reasons meant a district was running the risk of losing its share of
federal funds.»
The administration's FY2018
budget went further, targeting reductions in
federal education spending totaling $ 9 billion, which would have amounted to a 13 percent
cut in the DOE's $ 68 billion annual
budget.
Even with the infusion of
federal support proposed so far, states may have to make further
cuts in their
education budgets if the economy does not improve quickly.
Had everything gone according to Hoyle, this massive infusion of
federal funds would have protected state and district
education budgets from major
cuts while advancing invaluable reforms by supporting new, innovative, and promising programs.
Overall, the president's
budget envisions deep
cuts to the U.S. Department of
Education budget, even as he wants to step up
federal aid for school choice.
But many of the
federal grant programs that get funnelled through the Department of
Education, including Title I for low - income students and the Individuals with Disabilities with
Education Act, now face Congressional
budget cuts.
Instead of pumping billions into job training, financial aid for college students, and other
education programs, Mr. Clinton became obsessed with
cutting the
federal budget deficit, according to Robert B. Reich, who resigned as labor secretary earlier this year.
Washington — Heading off numerous Republican amendments to freeze or
cut federal spending for child - nutrition programs, the House
Education and Labor Committee last week approved a bill that would increase the programs» $ 5.3 - billion
budget by $ 119 million in fiscal 1986.
The proposal is one
cut among many in a
budget that would slash
federal education spending by $ 9 billion, or 13.5 percent, in 2018.
After I completed my undergraduate and was ready to head to George Washington University for my MBA, because of a
federal budget freeze, my fellowship funding was
cut and I had to figure out how I would pay for my
education.
Funding for college work - study programs would be
cut in half, public - service loan forgiveness would end and hundreds of millions of dollars that public schools could use for mental health, advanced coursework and other services would vanish under a Trump administration plan to
cut $ 10.6 billion from
federal education initiatives, according to
budget documents obtained by The Washington Post.
In a press release sent on Tuesday, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson did not hold back on criticizing President Trump's
federal education budget proposal, which includes
cuts to teacher training, after school programs, mental health services and additional programs.
Education spending has still yet to recover from the Great Recession in many states.11 Because of state constitution balanced - budget provisions, when faced with significant federal funding cuts, states are forced to either further cut education programs or raise taxes.12 The idea of further raising taxes to backfill Trump's education funding cuts simply is not practical in states such as Maryland, 13 Illinois, 14 and New Jersey, 15 which are struggling to fund their current responsi
Education spending has still yet to recover from the Great Recession in many states.11 Because of state constitution balanced -
budget provisions, when faced with significant
federal funding
cuts, states are forced to either further
cut education programs or raise taxes.12 The idea of further raising taxes to backfill Trump's education funding cuts simply is not practical in states such as Maryland, 13 Illinois, 14 and New Jersey, 15 which are struggling to fund their current responsi
education programs or raise taxes.12 The idea of further raising taxes to backfill Trump's
education funding cuts simply is not practical in states such as Maryland, 13 Illinois, 14 and New Jersey, 15 which are struggling to fund their current responsi
education funding
cuts simply is not practical in states such as Maryland, 13 Illinois, 14 and New Jersey, 15 which are struggling to fund their current responsibilities.
The President's
budget would
cut federal education programs across the board and use the money to spend about $ 400 million to expand charter schools and vouchers for private and religious schools, and offer another $ 1 billion to push public schools to favor charter and private schools.
From school safety to
budget cuts and
federal policy, there are many contentious issues in
education.
As
Education Week's Andrew Ujifusa recently observed, the proposed 2017 - 2018 cuts represent the largest proposed reduction to federal education spending «since President Ronald Reagan sought a 35.7 percent cut to the department in his proposed 1983 budge
Education Week's Andrew Ujifusa recently observed, the proposed 2017 - 2018
cuts represent the largest proposed reduction to
federal education spending «since President Ronald Reagan sought a 35.7 percent cut to the department in his proposed 1983 budge
education spending «since President Ronald Reagan sought a 35.7 percent
cut to the department in his proposed 1983
budget.»
While
federal cuts to
education would cause all districts to either reduce services or compensate for deficits with state or local dollars, Trump's proposed
budget would have the most severe impact on districts with high concentrations of poverty and other challenges.
While Bender said the
budget has already received criticism from members of Congress for its steep
cuts and will likely change, he believes the
budget proposal has already accomplished its purpose of raising questions about the
federal government's role in
education.
This lack of
federal investment, in combination with the recent
education budget cuts at the state and local level has made it increasingly difficult for schools and early
education programs to continue to provide the services that young children and youth with disabilities need and to which they are legally entitled.
Collectively, level funding through the appropriations process and the
cuts of sequestration have exacerbated the need for school districts to raise taxes or use local
budget dollars to cover an ever - growing share of the
federal contribution to special
education.
Outside of
education, many
cuts proposed in President Trump's fiscal year 2018
budget — including stripping funding for Medicaid, school breakfast and lunch programs, and short - term
federal income assistance for low - income families — would slash much - needed services or leave states holding the bag.
A more visible presence in Congress and in the
federal courts produced tangible results in strengthening the
federal E-rate program, winning school boards relief from onerous
federal mandates in school meal programs, and reversing some of the across - the - board
budget cuts that hurt
federal education programs.
During his recent testimony before the House
Education Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Secretary of
Education Arne Duncan blasted House
Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's (R - WI) FY13 budget proposal to slash federal spending, which the White House estimates would result in a more than 5 percent cut -LRB-- $ 784 million) to Title I grants (currently $ 14.5 billion) in FY13 and a 19 percent cut -LRB-- $ 2.7 billion) in
Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's (R - WI) FY13
budget proposal to slash federal spending, which the White House estimates would result in a more than 5 percent cut -LRB-- $ 784 million) to Title I grants (currently $ 14.5 billion) in FY13 and a 19 percent cut -LRB-- $ 2.7 billion) in
budget proposal to slash
federal spending, which the White House estimates would result in a more than 5 percent
cut -LRB-- $ 784 million) to Title I grants (currently $ 14.5 billion) in FY13 and a 19 percent
cut -LRB-- $ 2.7 billion) in FY14.
The automatic
cuts to
education and many other
federal programs, known as «sequestration,» were intended as an incentive for lawmakers to reach an agreement on lowering the
federal budget deficit by $ 1.2 trillion, but were triggered when Congress failed to do so in late 2011.
Although public schools may still feel the repercussions from the 2008 recession,
federal data showed a significant upsurge in state and local
education spending in the 2014 - 15 school year — an increase that, if it persists, could eventually restore four earlier years of deep
budget cuts, according to an analysis by The Hechinger Report.
School districts across Wisconsin are getting $ 5.2 million in
federal grants to improve
education technology, a
budget item that sometimes gets
cut in tight economic times.
Arne Duncan, the
federal secretary of
education, urged state and local authorities to avoid short - sighted decisions as they
cut school
budgets, and said laying off teachers based solely on seniority was «a wrong way to
cut spending.»
This is the first
budget since Congress enacted a series of sweeping, across - the - board
cuts to just about every
federal program, including many in the U.S. Department of
Education.
Corporate
education reformers have blamed teachers for what they call «failing schools», ignoring the devastation brought by an austerity
budget created when corporate tax rates are
cut year after year, at both state and
federal levels.)
Finally, the WASB urged Congress to prioritize funding for IDEA (special
education) and Title I (assistance to districts and schools serving with low - income children) and restore
cuts to
federal Impact Aid proposed in the President's recommended
budget.
Recent issues of Capitol Connection have reported on the potentially devastating effects of sequestration, the across - the - board
cuts to
education and other
federal programs set in motion by the congressional
budget impasse last fall.
The
education secretary is aiming to spread his gospel of teacher accountability, pushing
education reform in the face of massive state
budget cuts and his own recent decision to unilaterally waive components of the
federal No Child Left Behind
education law.