Straight Talk on McCain: Hard times ahead for NM students
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Tags: economic plan, education cuts, education in New Mexico, Iraq War, John McCain, recession
Tags: economic plan, education cuts, education in New Mexico, Iraq War, John McCain, recession
A gloomy picture is revealed for students in New Mexico when one sifts through presidential hopeful John McCain's recent major policy address on the economy.
In face of a deepening recession and the growing Bush budget deficits, McCain is promising to exercise "spending restraint" - while, however, also vowing to pour still more money into the Iraq War, which already piled up an estimated price tag approaching $3 trillion.
A new analysis by the National Education Association reveals that McCain's plan would translate into over $35 billion in education cuts for the 2010 fiscal year. For New Mexico this clocks in at $275 million lost dollars.
For example, McCain's plan would have the following impacts on education funding authorized for New Mexico:
Pell Grants - MINUS $34,300,000 (college students affected - 8,833)
Head Start - MINUS $7,627,232 (low income children affected - 1,010)
Special Ed Grants - MINUS $100,007,813 (children with disabilities affected - 25,350)
Grants to Local Educational Agencies - MINUS $87,697,095
For more information, see NEA.ORG.
In face of a deepening recession and the growing Bush budget deficits, McCain is promising to exercise "spending restraint" - while, however, also vowing to pour still more money into the Iraq War, which already piled up an estimated price tag approaching $3 trillion.
A new analysis by the National Education Association reveals that McCain's plan would translate into over $35 billion in education cuts for the 2010 fiscal year. For New Mexico this clocks in at $275 million lost dollars.
For example, McCain's plan would have the following impacts on education funding authorized for New Mexico:
Pell Grants - MINUS $34,300,000 (college students affected - 8,833)
Head Start - MINUS $7,627,232 (low income children affected - 1,010)
Special Ed Grants - MINUS $100,007,813 (children with disabilities affected - 25,350)
Grants to Local Educational Agencies - MINUS $87,697,095
For more information, see NEA.ORG.
