New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is heading a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in a new amicus brief to protect cities and police departments
from federal funding cuts, supporting a challenge to the Trump administration's efforts to punish so - called «sanctuary» jurisdictions by putting immigration - related conditions on federal law enforcement grants.
Not exact matches
Several Republican governors and key senators and House members have expressed concern over abruptly
cutting federal Medicaid
funding and therefore taking insurance away
from millions of people.
For one,
federal spending
cuts are also likely weighing on state and local government hiring — as about 25 % of their
funding comes
from Washington.
On the demand side, individual investors and mutual
funds are still buyers, as individuals experienced a somewhat modest tax
cut overall (the top income tax rate fell
from 39.6 % to 37 %, for example) and many are looking for protection
from the tax man now that the
federal deduction for state and local taxes is capped at $ 10,000.
Protests
from the Fraternal Order of Police and threats by then - Senator Bob Dole to
cut NPR's
federal funding convinced the network to change its plans.
But
cutting that
funding may violate
federal law, reportsThe Wall Street Journal, since Medicaid beneficiaries can receive services
from «any qualified provider.»
An earlier price
cut led to an $ 11.4 million
funding package
from the Victorian government and the industry and a $ 555 million low - interest
federal loan scheme to help farmers adjust.
Advocates also brought attention to the fact that any
cuts to HFNY
funding would disqualify New York
from applying for millions in
federal aid for home visiting because the state is required to show a Maintenance of Effort in order to receive
federal funding.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed an $ 84.86 billion executive budget that includes
funding for the beginnings of a pre-K expansion, legal services for undocumented immigrants and more even as the city grapples with the potential of
federal budget
cuts from Trump.
While Collins says he has House leadership support for
cutting federal reimbursements to state Medicaid
funding derived
from counties in the sales tax, the Senate side is still debating how states would be impacted.
De Blasio said he is «ready» to take legal action against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is threatening to take
funds from so - called sanctuary cities by
cutting a
federal program that helps cities and states fight crime.
Assemblyman says Congress must «referee» to stop Secretary of Education
from cutting federal school
funding to punish NY for massive student opt - outs of grades 3 - 8 tests
During his speech, Johnson warned that the city is facing the prospect of «massive, massive
cuts» to infrastructure
funding that the city receives
from the
federal government.
Governor Andrew Cuomo says he may have to call a special session in December to deal with potential
funding cuts from Washington that he calls part of a «
federal assault» on New York.
Due to the fact many services provided by the County of Erie, State of New York are fully or partially paid for by the
federal government, on March 16, 2017 County Executive Mark Poloncarz ordered certain commissioners and heads of departments that rely on
federal funding to review the Trump 2018 Budget Blueprint and provide a report on the expected impact of it on Erie County services, including, but not limited to, the identification of any programs impacted by the Trump 2018 Budget Blueprint (including the expected
cut in
funds received), possible reduction in direct county jobs as a result of any
cut, impact on third parties that receive
funds from Erie County that are received
from the
federal government, as well as any other known impact.
There's a $ 4.4 billion structural gap and he says at least $ 2 billion more in
funding cuts in health care
from the
federal government.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he may have to call a special session in December to deal with potential
funding cuts from Washington that he calls part of a «
federal assault» on New York.
A
federal judge permanently blocked Trump's executive order to
cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the administration will «strip
federal grant money
from sanctuary states and cities that harbor illegal immigrants» and will «figure out how we can defund those streams, look at those
funding streams and figure out how they can be
cut off.»
If enacted, the state would deposit the tax revenue in a proposed health care shortfall
fund that would offset losses to New York
from cuts in
federal health care
funding to the state.
There's a $ 4.4 billion structural gap, and he said at least $ 2 billion more in
funding cuts in health care
from the
federal government.
For example, the state would
cut $ 50 million in Medicaid
funding from the city unless Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration comes up with a plan in the next five months to receive $ 100 million more in
federal Medicaid dollars for preschool and school supportive health services.
(New York, NY)-- On May 10, 2018, the New York
Federal Budget Response Team submitted a letter on behalf of 75 service providers and advocacy organizations (listed below) asking members of Congress to fully
fund and defend critical programs
from budget
cuts.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is «ready» to take legal action against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is threatening to take
funds from so - called sanctuary cities by
cutting a
federal program that helps cities and states fight crime.
Cuomo says he may have to call a special session in December to deal with potential
funding cuts from Washington that he deemed a «
federal assault» on New York, saying all hospitals will «need to find savings» and work with state and local governments to make ends meet due to the reductions.
A
federal judge hammered an attorney for California over the state's push for a court order immediately reinstating «Obamacare» subsidies
cut off by the Trump administration, saying California and other states had protected consumers
from the loss of the
funding.
New York City could face up to $ 700 million in potential
federal funding cuts from the Trump administration, along with more than $ 750 million in
cuts from Albany.
White House officials said the administration was still working through how much
funding would be
cut, but spokesperson Sean Spicer said the administration would «strip
federal grant money
from the sanctuary states and cities that harbor illegal immigrants.»
Cut off
from some of his familiar sources by
federal and state inquiries into his
fund - raising practices, Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, and his campaign have been pounding the pavement for such contributions, and have leaned on some of the mayor's celebrity backers like the actors Cynthia Nixon, Mark Ruffalo and Steve Buscemi.
The most clear threat
from Trump to New York City was his pledge to
cut off
federal funding to so - called
Cuomo said the final hurdle to a full budget was a «
federal funding response plan» that he sought in order to have flexibility in the event of
cuts from the Republican - controlled capital.
NYCHA, which manages 178,000 apartments in 334 buildings, for years has been criticized for mismanagement and poor living conditions, and de Blasio lamented that the agency is also suffering
from cuts in
federal funds.
CITY HALL — Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a $ 84.67 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2018 Tuesday that includes money to pave 1,300 miles of road, adds 40,000 new classroom seats and boosts financial reserves to record levels in case of potential
federal funding cuts from the Trump administration.
The senator said it appears CUNY appears to be exempt
from the across - the - board
cuts that will be necessary if the $ 1.1 billion worth of
federal Medicaid
funding isn't forthcoming, while SUNY will not.
, at a mayoral candidate forum, Walsh said he wanted to hire more officers to
cut down on overtime costs, and said he would look into securing grants
from Onondaga County, New York state and the
federal government to
fund this initiative.
Bronx Congressman Jose Serrano and Upper Manhattan Congressman Adriano Espaillat pledged today to sign onto any forthcoming city legal action against President Donald Trump «s new executive order
cutting so - called «sanctuary cities» off
from federal funding — and said that he is even willing to resort to marching to get his point across.
Letter
from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Regarding Fingerprint Reporting Guidelines [March 28, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Omnibus Bill
Funds for Scientific Research [March 23, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Omnibus
Funding Bill [March 22, 2018] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Death of Rep. Louise Slaughter [March 16, 2018] AAAS CEO Urges U.S. President and Congress to Lift Funding Restrictions on Gun Violence Research [March 13, 2018] AAAS Statements on Elections and Paper Ballots [March 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President's 2019 Budget Plan [February 12, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Budget Deal and Continuing Resolution [February 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
Funding Bill [March 22, 2018] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Death of Rep. Louise Slaughter [March 16, 2018] AAAS CEO Urges U.S. President and Congress to Lift
Funding Restrictions on Gun Violence Research [March 13, 2018] AAAS Statements on Elections and Paper Ballots [March 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President's 2019 Budget Plan [February 12, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Budget Deal and Continuing Resolution [February 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
Funding Restrictions on Gun Violence Research [March 13, 2018] AAAS Statements on Elections and Paper Ballots [March 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President's 2019 Budget Plan [February 12, 2018] AAAS Statement on FY 2018 Budget Deal and Continuing Resolution [February 9, 2018] AAAS Statement on President Trump's State of the Union Address [January 30, 2018] AAAS Statement on Continuing Resolution Urges FY 2018 Final Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter
from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal
from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement
from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement
from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development
funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on
Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter
from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter
from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28, 2016]
«Steep
funding cuts for the
federal health agencies are counterproductive at a time when innovative research is moving us closer to identifying solutions for rare diseases, new prevention strategies to protect Americans
from deadly and costly conditions, advances in gene therapy, new technologies for understanding the brain, and treatments that harness the ability of our immune system to fight cancer.»
The proposed
cuts include $ 269.78 billion
from energy programs, including $ 158.7 billion of fossil fuel subsidies; $ 167.09 billion of agricultural subsidies, including $ 89.82 billion of
federal crop insurance disaster aid; $ 212.02 billion of transportation subsidies, including $ 125.80 billion of general revenue transfers to the Highway Trust
Fund; $ 101.8 billion of
federal flood, crop and nuclear insurance subsidies; and $ 24.99 billion
from wasteful or environmental damaging public lands and water projects.
After mentioning the
funding he's received
from the National Institutes of Health, he cited data to rebut Trump's proposals to
cut federal research spending.
Lacking any official declaration of the project's cost or how it would be
funded, some researchers bristled at the prospect of a large new
federal initiative that could take money
from traditional grants for individual scientists, especially at a time when NIH faces a massive budget
cut.
Federal funding for such research was
cut off in 1988 in response to political pressure
from opponents of abortion.
A bill passed by the House on 19 February to
fund the
federal government through the rest of fiscal year 2011 would
cut the budget of the Office of Science by 18 %,
from $ 4.9 billion to $ 4.0 billion.
The Trump budget would
cut $ 5.8 billion
from NIH's current
funding level of $ 31.7 billion in the stopgap congressional
funding measure that
funds most
federal agencies through 28 April.
At the start of Sizer's deanship, HGSE had an influx of
federal funds to support its programs, projects, and research initiatives; however, with the election of Richard Nixon, HGSE faced serious budget
cuts as
federal support fell
from 57.3 percent of the total budget in 1966 to 39.8 percent in 1970.
Although officials
from the 4,000 districts nationwide that receive
federal impact - aid
funds have been outspoken in their opposition to
cuts in the program recommended by the Reagan Administration, the Fairfax school board was the first in the country to threaten military families with tuition charges to make up for the lost support.
Federal Work - Study (FWS) is on the chopping block: the Trump administration's recently - released budget summary seeks to
cut program
funding by nearly 50 percent,
from $ 990 million to $ 500 million, and to «reform the program to ensure
funds go to undergraduate students who would benefit most.»
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.
These and other results suggest that some of the most prominent ideas that dominate current policy debates —
from supporting vouchers to doubling down on high - stakes tests to
cutting federal education
funding — are out of step with parents» main concern: They want their children prepared for life after they complete high school.
, would
cut off
federal funds from school districts that bar individual, voluntary prayers in schools.