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February 4, 2008President's Budget Not Enough for Children and Their Education |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: The following is a statement (in part) from the president of Public Education Network, regarding President Bush's proposed fiscal year 2009 budget: "President Bush has talked tough in the past about holding our country's public schools and students accountable. His last proposed education budget appears to free him and his administration from any serious accountability for the state of our nation's public education system, which is remarkable, as such accountability was something that he and his party fought hard for in the early days of his administration. "The 2009 budget includes what appears to be increases for the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), but are really just restorations of previous cuts. Monies are being cut from a number of other crucial initiatives, including pre-school programs and several programs aimed at making American children ready for the technology revolution sweeping our globe. But the most serious cuts of all are those being made to programs aimed at addressing this nation's teacher quality challenges. Public Education Network (PEN) is a national organization of local education funds (LEFs) and individuals working to build public demand and mobilize resources for quality public education in low-income communities across the nation. PEN recently launched a national campaign entitled "Give Kids Good Schools" (http://www.GiveKidsGoodSchools.org) to guarantee a quality public education for every child in the U.S. The campaign urges Americans to use their voices and their votes on behalf of public education. AScribe Newswire distributes news from nonprofit and public sector organizations.
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