Lowlights of the '18 Education Budget

Usually I get my blog out very early in the day however, today is the exception. I have spent a good portion of the morning going over the Administration's 2018 budget for education. I will give you the facts. There are two main categories dealing with allocation of monies to education. One area is called Elementary, Secondary and Vocational while the other main category is Higher Education.

Both areas will take major hits. The Elementary, Secondary and Vocational programs will see a cut of 16.1% over the next 10 years. The 10 initiatives within this sphere will all see major reductions during this same period of time. Higher Education is in more trouble as the reductions to the overall program are a whopping 41.6%.

Whether poor urban areas, suburbia or rual America, schools in this country will be harmed with the elimination of 22 programs and severe cuts in many of the rest.

These are the facts!

Dick