Obey Defends Cuts to Race to the Top, Charters, TIF
In the wake of President Barack Obama's veto threat, Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wis., the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, defended his proposal to cut $800 million from the administration's education priorities to help pay for education jobs.
A fact sheet released by Obey's office says all of the money would come from new grants, so no one currently receiving funding would lose it. And it says there is no reason the programs couldn't see those funding levels restored in better economic times.
Then it takes each of the programs separately:
*Charters: The charter funding comes entirely from grants for new schools in an effort to defer "some funding for
A fact sheet released by Obey's office says all of the money would come from new grants, so no one currently receiving funding would lose it. And it says there is no reason the programs couldn't see those funding levels restored in better economic times.
Then it takes each of the programs separately:
*Charters: The charter funding comes entirely from grants for new schools in an effort to defer "some funding for
