The President's budget has been released to the ravages of Congress. There are some interesting implications for education. For starters, there is over 3 billion in cuts
(see the chart below). There are a few programs that will see their
funding increased. First, the math and science instruction the
president called for in the State of the Union will be funded at 380 million. Further, the High School Reform program will see an additional 1.5 billion.
While it is far to early in the budget process to run screaming in
terror, the cuts do reflect the administration's outlook on education.
Senator Specter, perhaps, sums it up best ..."it is scandalous."