FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NYS Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa and ¶¶Òõapp Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia’s ¶¶Òõappment on President Trump’s Proposed Budget
Despite the outcry from education leaders, President Trump’s proposed budget includes a sweeping and irresponsible slashing of the U.S. Department of Education’s budget. The severe cut will have far-reaching impacts across the nation, with life-shattering consequences for New ¶¶Òõapp’s children.Ìý If these proposed cuts become reality, gaps and in¶¶Òõapp in education will grow, eliminating the progress we have worked so hard to gain. Vital community and arts programs would cease to exist, leaving voids in neighborhoods across the state.
The ¶¶Òõapp Education Department receives $3.6 billion in federal funding each year, the vast majority of which is passed on to local school districts to support at-risk children. By abolishing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for New ¶¶Òõapp, President Trump will eviscerate after-school programs, community learning centers, teacher preparation, work study, adult education and cultural programs. These are the very programs that help our most at-risk students and community centers.
As advocates for New ¶¶Òõapp’s children, we must tell Congress that these wholesale cuts are not acceptable. New ¶¶Òõapp needs adequate federal funding to support our students so they can succeed in life. We encourage all our educational partners to urge Washington to put the future of our children first.
Total Cuts to New ¶¶Òõapp Programs: $433,473,204
¶¶Òõapp’s Preliminary Analysis of Proposed Federal Budget Finds:
New ¶¶Òõapp ¶¶Òõapp Education Department & School District Programs
Stand to Lose More Than $280 Million
| Program | Proposed Cut to ¶¶Òõapp & School Districts |
|---|---|
| 21st Century | $88,456,446 |
| Title IIA | $166,395,104Ìý |
| English Language Acquisition | $2,795,601 |
| Homeless Youth | $582,239 |
| Special Ed. ¶¶Òõapp Grants | $7,297,364 |
| CTE | $3,856,750 |
| Adult Basic and Literacy Grants | $5,527,806 |
| English Literacy & Civics | $1,561,894 |
| Library Services & Technology | $8,000,000 |
| Total Cuts to ¶¶Òõapp & School District Programs | $284,473,204 |
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Non-¶¶Òõapp Administered Program CutsÌý
| Non-¶¶Òõapp Administered Program | Proposed Cut |
|---|---|
| Low Income Student College Aid | $50,000,000 |
| Federal Work Study | $41,000,000Ìý |
| Other Cultural Ed. Programs | $58,000,000Ìý |
| Total | $149,000,000Ìý |
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