Last summer, the House GOP majority attempted to drastically cut funding for public schools and decimate Title I in particular. Their efforts failed because a quarter million educators, parents, and allies spoke out against those cuts.
It’s time for round 2. Last week, the House GOP majority passed out of the Appropriations Committee another shortsighted, devastating plan to slash public education, calling for a 14 percent overall cut to education, a 25 percent cut to Title I, a 50 percent cut to Full-Service Community Schools, elimination of educator professional development funding and the English Language Learner program, and blocking efforts to help those receiving student debt relief.
Make no mistake, this bill, like last year’s will fail. But only if we raise our voices again. You can take action below!
In solidarity,
Marc Egan
Government Relations Director
National Education Association
CHEER: House Appropriations Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) voted against drastic cuts to education funding in the FY25 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill and voted for an amendment to restore $4 billion to Title I to protect more than 70,000 educator jobs. Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) was the only GOP member to vote for the Title I amendment.
CHEER:Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) introduced the Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act to increase trauma support services and mental health care resources available to students. The bill would provide grants designed to help schools improve how they address the complex needs of students coping with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as parental addiction, abuse, and witnessing violence.
CHEER:Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act. The legislation would protect military-service members from high student loan interest rates by capping interest rates at six percent on loans, including when they need to enter Direct Loan consolidation for purposes of obtaining Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
JEER:House Appropriations Committee Republicans voted for drastic cuts to education funding in the FY25 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill and voted against an amendment to restore $4 billion to Title I to protect more than 70,000 educator jobs.
JEER:House Ways and Means Committee Republicans voted to expand the use of 529 plans to fund homeschooling and private/religious school expenses.
