CONGRESS UTTERLY FAILS IN ITS COMMITMENT TO AMERICA'S SCHOOLCHILDREN

Wednesday, December 28 2005
National School Boards Association
This week, in a flurry of end-of-session votes, the U.S. House and Senate approved several education-related matters, including a 1 percent cut in funds for public education, and the creation of a private school voucher program within a hurricane relief plan. These measures, instead of being voted on openly and honestly on their own merits, were attached to the Defense Appropriations bill.