Throwing schools out the window
So this is what the Senate seems to be coming down to: keeping bridges and throwing students out the window. The effort to prune the stimulus package to make it more palatable to Republicans is focused on slashing money for education.
The proposed cuts, by various accounts, include $40 billion to help states (in large part with education budgets), possibly $14 billion for Pell grants, and $14 billion for other education programs (though late word ...
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I cannot for the life of me understand what Repubs have against EDUCATION and HEALTH CARE! Do we want to raise our standard of living in this country or don't we? Are they proud that we have close to 50 MILLION Americans without health care, and untold young people who cannot currently find a job NOR do they have money for school! Since the tie between lack of literacy and jail inmates has been proven, would they rather just build more JAILS? Pay now or pay later. What a waste.