Re: “Federal education cuts hit WA schools hard” (July 3, Schooling Lab):
As a mum or dad with two sons in Seattle Public Faculties, I’m disgusted by the continuing efforts to dismantle public schooling — now reaching a harmful new degree with the proposal in Congress to slash $12 billion from schooling within the appropriations price range invoice. Our college district would lose $9-plus million, in accordance with the nonpartisan Schooling Legislation Middle ($209-plus million to Washington state). These cuts are an enormous assault on our kids’s future.
My sons have realized a number of devices and completely different languages, they’ve visited the varsity nurse and we’ve met with faculty counselors. These are sometimes among the first packages to go, together with technical gadgets which have made for extra versatile studying.
These cuts would additionally put key companies in danger, together with after-school and summer season packages, lecturers, psychological well being companies, emergency preparedness and particular schooling help. And they might disproportionately affect lower-income faculties the place companies are desperately wanted.
If we’re severe about making certain high quality schooling for all college students, not simply the wealthiest, we should reject efforts to defund our public faculties. Assist Washington Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, and U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, of their opposition to federal cuts and to spend money on strengthening our public faculties.
Kelly Winter, Seattle
