Although Senate Democrats will not allow these cuts to take effect, the proposal demonstrates how House Republicans» intent to double down
on sequestration and austerity measures will make increases to
education funding exceedingly improbable.
The budget fails to specify how those cuts would be apportioned, but the Committee for
Education Funding estimates that if they were applied proportionately across the agencies, funding for the Department of Education would be reduced by $ 7.7 billion on top of the $ 2.5 billion in FY13 sequestratio
Funding estimates that if they were applied proportionately across the agencies,
funding for the Department of Education would be reduced by $ 7.7 billion on top of the $ 2.5 billion in FY13 sequestratio
funding for the Department of
Education would be reduced by $ 7.7 billion
on top of the $ 2.5 billion in FY13
sequestration cuts.
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Sequestration and Education Funding: A Primer» (PDF) provides background information on what sequestration is, describes how we got to this point, explains what it means for education funding, and outlines the steps that educators can take to urge their representative
Sequestration and
Education Funding: A Primer» (PDF) provides background information on what sequestration is, describes how we got to this point, explains what it means for education funding, and outlines the steps that educators can take to urge their representatives to
Education Funding: A Primer» (PDF) provides background information on what sequestration is, describes how we got to this point, explains what it means for education funding, and outlines the steps that educators can take to urge their representatives to s
Funding: A Primer» (PDF) provides background information
on what
sequestration is, describes how we got to this point, explains what it means for education funding, and outlines the steps that educators can take to urge their representative
sequestration is, describes how we got to this point, explains what it means for
education funding, and outlines the steps that educators can take to urge their representatives to
education funding, and outlines the steps that educators can take to urge their representatives to s
funding, and outlines the steps that educators can take to urge their representatives to stop it.
column, ASCD Executive Director Gene R. Carter describes the cause —
sequestration — as a «ticking time bomb» and calls
on education leaders to demand that Congress replace the measure with a sensible solution that protects
funding for crucial
education programs.