Tag: budget
Opposition to Puerto Rico’s Schools Cuts
Last month, the presidents of the American Federation of Teachers and the Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (the Puerto Rico Teachers Association) co-signed a letter to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, describing the harmful impact of the deep education cuts over the past decade and the devastating consequences additional proposed reductions would have on students and Puerto Rico’s future.
Language Education Affected in Iowa Budget Cuts
Students in the Iowa City School District are to suffer the loss of language classes in state budget cuts, starting next year.The School Board approved the budget for fiscal year 2015 in Tuesday’s meeting, including budget cuts totalling $3.6 million.The proposal is set to see the loss of all German- language programs, all seventh-grade language programs and...