Spellings Defends Vouchers for EvacueesWednesday September 21, 2005 10:46 PM
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By BEN FELLER
AP Education Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Education Secretary Margaret Spellings on Wednesday
defended a White House plan to help Hurricane Katrina evacuees pay
for private schooling.
Spellings also warned that education programs may be cut to help pay
for President Bush's disaster aid plan. Neither she nor her aides
identified what those cuts might be.
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Overall, the devastating Gulf Coast hurricane, which has displaced
roughly 372,000 students from Mississippi and Louisiana, was the
dominant topic in Spellings' remarks.
Bush wants Congress to approve up to $1.9 billion to cover 90 percent
of the tab for educating those students, an unprecedented federal
share. Typically, the federal government contributes less than 10
percent of education spending despite an increasingly hands-on role.
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Full article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5293770,00.htmlUse the disaster to defund public education while pumping billions
into private schools. The real looters weren't in New Orleans,
they're in Washington.
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