Automatic “Sequestration” Cuts to Begin March 1
This will reduce funding for education programs by $2.6 billion. Important programs for educator preparation such as Teacher Quality Partnership grants, School Leadership grants, Transition to Teaching, and Math and Science partnerships will all be cut.
Other consequences of sequestration:
• Head Start will be cut by $409 million.
• Title I will be cut by $745 million.
• IDEA will be cut by $636 million.
• Funding for Title II, ESEA Teacher Quality Grants will be cut by $127 million.
• Student financial aid programs such as Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants and Work-Study will be cut by $88 million.
• Higher education competitive grant programs will cut by a combined $132 million.
• Career, Technical and Adult Education will be cut by $89 million.
Education has already been cut by over $1 billion in the last two fiscal years. Congress needs to show leadership and find other ways to lower spending – education has done its part.
Contact Congress today and tell them to compromise so these cuts do not happen.
Take these 4 easy action steps to save funding for education programs:
• Click on this link. It will bring you to a prepared alert on AACTE’s Grassroots Action Network.
• Fill in your information so that the message goes to your elected representatives.
• Fill in any information you wish to add in the editable text box (e.g. if you have a federal grant tell them how important the program is for recruiting students, reforming educator preparation, etc. and what would be lost if spending is cut.).
• Click Submit.
If you have any questions please contact Jon Gentile at jgentile@aacte.org
