WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Trump administration's budget bill, advancing a plan that slashes funding for education, health care, and nutrition—harming students, working families, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and more.
The following can be attributed to NEA President Becky Pringle:
“Let’s be clear: this is a betrayal of students, educators, and working families. This isn’t just a political failure, but a moral one as well. The senators who voted for this bill are turning their backs on those who need their support the most. This bill will devastate our schools and communities—all to finance massive tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy.
“This bill strips essential funding from our schools, further restricts access to higher education, burdens those already struggling, and threatens to leave children sick, students hungry, and futures shattered—all to finance tax breaks for billionaires. When they redirect public dollars to fund private school vouchers, they weaken public education and limit opportunities for students. They siphon crucial funding from public schools—serving 90 percent of students—and redirect it to private institutions with no accountability. Access to affordable, quality higher education will slip further out of reach for countless students.
“This legislation abandons students, pushes aspiring educators out of the profession, and deprives working families of the basic supports they need to survive. Educators see the harm this bill will cause—and we will not be silent. We will hold accountable any politician who abandons our students and communities. We will organize, we will fight back, and we will not stop until every student, in every ZIP code, has access to the opportunities they deserve.”
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The National Education Association is the nation’s largest professional employee organization, representing more than 3 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators, students preparing to become teachers, healthcare workers, and public employees. Learn more at www.nea.org.
