Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Dismaying to Say the Least

Friends and supporters of Schools Count,

Many of you know that our charity, as part of its mission, works with students in impoverished portion of Chicago and the surrounding area.    There are many areas of this country, urban and rural alike, that are having a hard time.   Jon Tester is no shrill.   I found his piece about the the Upward Bound program to be eye-opening in light of the work we do and the many cuts coming down the line from the U. S. Dept. of Education so I thought I'd share it with you.

Thanks, Dick
Richard,

Upward Bound is an initiative funded through the Department of Education that helps students from low-income families, or from parents who don't have bachelor's degrees, pursue their dream of a college education.

It's been successful at the University of Montana for more than 50 years. But this year, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos denied UM’s application for Upward Bound.

Why, you ask? Because a single page in the 65-page application wasn't double-spaced.

The University revised the application, but Secretary DeVos refuses to reconsider.

We need to teach Secretary DeVos a lesson that most children learn early on in life: Actions have consequences. And the consequences for denying Montana students opportunities will be severe.

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