Sentences with phrase «slash federal education funds»

Has vowed not to slash federal education funds.

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The federal Education Department's proposed slashing of student mental - health and school - safety funds could lead to catastrophe, US Sen. Chuck Schumer warned Sunday.

Now, though, with the state planning to slash funding for Medicaid and education, legislators, particularly in the Assembly, were pushing for its extension, arguing that the state's wealthiest had already received a federal break when the Bush tax cuts were continued this past December.

The House has passed a bill on charter school oversight, and Kline has also put forward bills that increase funding flexibility and slash half of all federal education programs.

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.

Federal education funding for FY14 would be slashed by a staggering 19 percent under a plan approved by House appropriators.

Washington, D.C., leaders were unable to avert sequestration by the March 1 deadline, which means federal education funding will be slashed by approximately $ 2.3 billion.

Kline has also moved a bill out of committee that would slash half of NCLB's federal education programs and another one that would give more states flexibility over spending federal education funds intended to serve disadvantaged students.