‘Long Way From the Finish Line’: School Budget Showdown Likely as Conservatives Demand Cuts
In The News Piece in The 74
March 14, 2023
Aaron Loewenberg was cited in an article by The 74 about President Joe Biden's proposal for the fiscal year 2024 budget which includes $90 billion for education, a new pre-K program, and a plan to restore the child tax credit.
The Department of Education’s budget also includes a new $500 million program to help school districts expand universal preschool for students eligible to attend Title I schools.
Aaron Loewenberg, a senior policy analyst at New America, a left-leaning think tank, said he was encouraged by the proposal. But he’s also realistic about its prospects.
“With a prolonged fight over the debt ceiling looming and House Republicans demanding billions of dollars in funding cuts,” he said, “the administration’s new pre-K proposal will have a hard time passing Congress.”
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