Reaction mixed in ed world to Obama budget proposal
The early reaction to President Obama’s newly released 2014 budget proposal has garnered mixed reviews from the education world. Here’s some of the reaction:Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers union, both praised and criticized the proposal
Referring to proposed cuts in Medicare and other health programs as well as other cuts, he said in a statement:
Right now the focus should be on protecting and increasing benefits for our seniors, not pulling the rug out from under them as seniors and families are working so hard to make ends meet. Social Security belongs to the people who have worked hard all their lives, contributed to the program, and relied on the promise that they and their family will be able to collect benefits that accurately reflect the cost of living when they retire.Any budget proposal must be balanced and fair by demanding more of the wealthiest and corporations while staying true to our nation’s commitment to seniors and those