TRUMP CUTS DEPT. OF EDUCATION STAFF IN HALF
Late Tuesday night came word that half of the staff at the U.S. Department of Education had been laid off. Pro-voucher groups crowed, and 21 states have already sued over the action.
Lisa Morgan, a kindergarten teacher and president of the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) said: "On average 15% of total education funding or about $2600 per student in Georgia is provided by federal funding. The elimination of funding for the Department of Education will be particularly devastating to more rural districts and districts with large numbers of Title 1 schools that receive more federal funding. Almost 1 million Georgia students attend schools receiving Title I funds from the Department of Education. Georgia public schools would lose $653 million in vital funding to hire teachers and other school support staff to assist students experiencing the challenges of poverty."
