1.0First Focus on Childrenhttps://firstfocus.orginternhttps://firstfocus.org/author/intern/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5X85r8eX1p"><a href="https://firstfocus.org/update/alliance-for-student-liberty-fy-2024-appropriations-bill-slashes-department-of-education-funding/">Alliance for Student Liberty: FY 2024 Appropriations Bill Slashes Department of Education Funding</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://firstfocus.org/update/alliance-for-student-liberty-fy-2024-appropriations-bill-slashes-department-of-education-funding/embed/#?secret=5X85r8eX1p" width="600" height="338" title="“Alliance for Student Liberty: FY 2024 Appropriations Bill Slashes Department of Education Funding” — First Focus on Children" data-secret="5X85r8eX1p" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://firstfocus.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Untitled-design-9.jpg600262Attacks on public education have expanded from school board meetings and protests all the way to Capitol Hill. The House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for the 2024 fiscal year would enshrine extremist perspectives by slashing funding for public schools. The bill would cut funding for the Department of Education by 29%. Additionally, the appropriations bill includes a roughly 80% cut in Title I, the program that ensures schools with high proportions of low-income students receive the resources they need. Experts project these cuts could result in a nationwide reduction of 220,000 teachers in classrooms serving low-income students. The House FY24 Labor-HHS-Ed appropriations bill would also cut funding for Title II-A (Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants), which increases academic achievement among low-income students by improving teacher and principal quality. Crucial programs, such as English language acquisition support, school mental health services, and the Office of Civil Rights would all take a hit, exacerbating long-standing educational inequities.