THE DEBT CEILING DEAL: WHY PROGRESSIVES ARE PISSED...
YOU SHOULD BE TOO!
In a move that shocked absolutely no one, the US budget deal reached in March 2023 will include savage cuts to public education. Because, you know, who needs education anyway?
The deal, if passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden, includes provisions that will have a negative impact on public schools. But hey, who needs educated citizens when you can have a few extra bucks in your pocket, right?
One of the most significant cuts is to Title I funding, which provides federal assistance to schools with high concentrations of poverty. Because why help out those who need it most, right? The budget deal cuts Title I funding by $1.4 billion, which will disproportionately impact schools in low-income communities. But hey, who needs a fair shot at education when you can just pull yourself up by your bootstraps?
The budget deal also cuts funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which provides federal assistance to schools for students with disabilities. Because who needs equal opportunities for all students, right? The budget deal cuts IDEA funding by $200 million, which will make it more difficult for schools to provide special education services to students with disabilities. But hey, who needs empathy when you can just ignore the problem?
In addition to these cuts, the budget deal also includes provisions that will make it more difficult for schools to raise revenue. Because why support education when you can just make it harder for schools to function? The deal eliminates the deduction for state and local taxes (SALT), which will make it more expensive for homeowners to pay their property taxes. The deal also caps the deduction for charitable contributions, which will make it more difficult for schools to raise money from donors. But hey, who needs community support when you can just let the schools crumble?
The combined impact of these cuts and restrictions will make it more difficult for public schools to provide a quality education to all students. But hey, who needs a well-educated population when you can just have a bunch of uneducated workers?
In addition to the cuts to Title I and IDEA funding, the budget deal also includes a number of other provisions that will have a negative impact on public education. These include a cut of $1.5 billion to the Head Start program, which provides early childhood education to low-income children; a cut of $100 million to the School Improvement Grant program, which provides funding to struggling schools; and a cut of $50 million to the Teacher Quality Partnership program, which provides funding to states to improve the quality of their teachers. Because why invest in the future when you can just save a few bucks now?
Overall, the budget deal is a major setback for public education in the United States. But hey, who needs a well-educated population when you can just have a bunch of uneducated workers? The budget deal will make it more difficult for schools to provide a quality education to all students and widen the achievement gap between rich and poor students. But hey, who needs equality when you can just have a bunch of rich people running everything?
So let's all raise a glass to the US budget deal and its wonderful provisions that will surely benefit everyone equally. Just kidding, let's all go back to school and learn how to vote for politicians who actually care about education.
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