Obama Calls For More Spending on Teachers…300,000 Teaching Positions Lost Under Obama’s Stimulus

Scotty Starnes posted: " Typical Obama. He panders to the teachers, and their union bosses. Blows through billions to keep them happy and employed. Then when the funds run out, and his stimulus fails, he blames Republicans. From the Guardian: President Barack Obama has " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Scotty Starnes's Blog Obama Calls For More Spending on Teachers…300,000 Teaching Positions Lost Under Obama's Stimulus by Scotty Starnes Typical Obama. He panders to the teachers, and their union bosses. Blows through billions to keep them happy and employed. Then when the funds run out, and his stimulus fails, he blames Republicans. From the Guardian: President Barack Obama has called on Congress to release billions of dollars in funds to counter the damaging impact of teacher layoffs on America's education system. A report released Saturday by the White House found that more than 300,000 teaching positions had been lost since the end of the recession in 2009, resulting in a 4.6% bump in student-to-teacher ratios. In his weekly address, Obama struck out at obstructionists in Congress for blocking provisions that would support states in preventing further job cuts and help them rehire out-of-work teachers. He also took a swipe at Republicans for putting forward a budget that he claimed would further impact teacher numbers. The president said the financial blueprint put forward by his opponents would lead to "fewer teachers in the classroom, and fewer college students with access to financial aid, all to pay for a massive new tax cut for millionaires and billionaires". "That's backwards, that's wrong. That plan doesn't invest in our future, it undercuts our future." The White House claimed that the proposed Republican budget could strip close to $3bn from education grants. Continue reading>>> Scotty Starnes | August 18, 2012 at 12:41 PM | Tags: blame Republicans, President Obama, stimulus, teacher unions, teachers | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-7Qp Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/obama-calls-for-more-spending-on-teachers-300000-teaching-positions-lost-under-obamas-stimulus/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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