This week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos found herself at the center of afirestorm after Rep
This week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos found herself at the center of a firestorm after Rep. Mark Pocan questioned her about a budget that proposed eliminating federal funding for the Special Olympics in a now-viral moment.The moment blew up, even though the administration’s budget was released weeks ago and the cut was previously proposed twice without success.
The Education Department’s proposed budget would eliminate 29 education programs, including a program that operates after-school programs for low-income kids, one that provides professional development for teachers and one that helps provide mental health services.“This budget is pretty anti-disability,” said Decker.
“When you start going after public education, this is the major place kids with disabilities go. That’s where the protections are. That’s where the trained teachers are. That’s where there’s a familiarity of the rights of kids with disabilities,” he said. But during hearings before the Senate and House this week, she repeatedly defended eliminating federal funding for the Special Olympics, using the national deficit as justification.
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