A presentation by Miranda Endres

Introduction

•Schools have been taking a hit in recent years.

•About every state in the United States has been affected by budget cuts in some way or another.

•These cuts come in the form of reducing benefits to employees and cutting classes from the curriculum.

Photo by Adan Garcia

Where it began In 2006, President Bush ended 42

education programs and reduced the budget of four other programs by $4.279 billion.

These programs are not just for educational purposes, but some include programs for the disabled and handicapped. As well as culturally based programs. George Bush and Dick

Cheney by BlatantNews.com

Breakdown of budget cuts Educational technology state grants, $272 million

Even Start, $99 million

Vocational education state grants, $1,182 million

Vocational education national programs, $9 million

Upward Bound, $311 million

GEAR UP, $303 million

Talent search, $145 million

Tech prep education program, $105 million

Breakdown of Budget Cuts Safe and Drug-Free Schools, $347 million

Parental information and resource centers, $40 million

Arts in education, $35 million

Elementary and secondary school counseling, $35 million

Alcohol abuse reduction, $32 millio

Civic education, $29 million

Star Schools, $15 million

Breakdown of Budget Cuts Javits gifted and talented education, $10 million

Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners, $9 million

Comprehensive school reform, $8 million

Dropout prevention program, $5 million

Mental Health integration in schools, $5 million

Women's Educational Equity, $3 million -

Cuts increased In California, more than $4

billion was proposed to be cut from the schools budgets.

“It would decimate education as it exists right now,” - Paul Chatman, a school board member from Ocean View, Calif.

School districts around the country are trying to persuade their communities to vote for a higher tax on school funding.

Money 2 by borman818

Impact on Schools Because of these cuts, many programs are being cut as

well.

Programs, such as reading or fine arts, are also being cut due to budget restrictions.

Genre Paintings and Hand Painted Ukiyo-e by asobitsuchiya

Impact on Students Programs designed to help students succeed in life are now

being cut. Students are not getting the resources they need or the

help they deserve. Class sizes will be increased and teaching positions will be

cut back.

UF Norman Hall Desk Classroom by cdsessums

What is being done? Teachers and administrators are trying to manage

through these tough times.

Communities are trying to raise funding for public schools through taxes.

In 2009, $100 billion of the $787 billion stimulus package went straight to helping education.

In the end…. Six months after the stimulus package, education all

throughout the country is still in a crisis.

Many are relating this to another Great Depression, due to the amount of estimated layoffs that could occur.

Class sizes are increasing as resources are depleting.

Many support another economic stimulus, but do not want to keep borrowing from foreign countries.

Resources http://usliberals.about.com/od/education/a/EdBudget07.htm

http://usliberals.about.com/od/education/a/EdBudget07_2.htm

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23116409/

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http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2010/03/what-can-we-do-about-school-budget-cuts/