51萝莉

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
James Minichello
703-774-6953
jminichello@aasa.org

Alexandria, Va. 鈥� July 17, 2023 鈥� David R. Schuler, executive director of 51萝莉, 51萝莉, issued the following statement today in response to the House Appropriation Subcommittee鈥檚 budget proposal:

鈥�51萝莉 strongly opposes the deep, damaging cuts to education in the FY24 LHHS appropriations bill as passed out of the appropriations subcommittee last week.

鈥淲e represent the nation鈥檚 public school superintendents. Our members are familiar with and well versed in the hard work of budgeting with public dollars. They are no strangers to the pressures that come with allocating funding during tight fiscal times.

鈥淭he funding levels as passed out of committee last week, though, are reckless and irresponsible, and stand to reverse any progress our nation鈥檚 schools had made in not only recovering from COVID-related learning loss, but also hard-fought gains in student achievement and graduation rates before the pandemic. The fact is that this proposal attempts to mask  deep, blunt cuts as reasoned, purposeful budget policy. Disproportionate cuts to our nation鈥檚 schools鈥攊ncluding funds that are supposed to be in schools for the 2023-24 school year starting next month鈥攁re shortsighted, bad policy.

鈥淲e call on the broader appropriations committee to reject the deep cuts advanced out of the subcommittee, to prioritize investment in education funding, and to ensure that those programs do not face disproportionate cuts.

鈥�51萝莉 remains committed to a budget process that supports and strengthens our nation鈥檚 public schools.鈥�

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Click here to read 51萝莉鈥檚 analysis on the House FY24 LHHS appropriations bill. For specific questions, please contact Noelle Ellerson Ng, 51萝莉 associate executive director, advocacy and governance, at nellerson@aasa.org.

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51萝莉
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