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Education Secretary visits Takoma Park School on Heels of Sequester
Duncan: Federal budget cuts 'is an example of dumb government at its finest.'
By Yagana Shah, Capital News Service Federal budget cuts to early childhood education that could affect 800 Maryland students are a poor idea, according to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who met Friday with students and teachers at Rolling Terrace Elementary School in Takoma Park. "Sequestration, with its indiscriminate approach to slashing the budget is an example of dumb government at its finest,” Duncan said of the automatic budget reductions that began Friday under what's called sequestration. White House estimates put Maryland cuts in primary and secondary education at $14.4 million. These cuts will affect the classrooms of around 12,000 Maryland students and put 200 teacher and aide jobs at risk. An additional $9.7 million in …
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Lyda Astrove
2:05 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
Why is MCPS in the process of eliminating school based preschool services for preschoolers with disabilities? They are changing the model to itinerant based services. Perhaps the county council needs to investigate this issue further. MCPS cant extol preschool for poor kids while simultaneously eliminating it for kids with disabilities! Instead of showing up for a photo op with the Secretary, … more ›