Kerry Accuses Bush of Plans to Cut Education Funding

[papau]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-kerry21may21.story

Kerry Accuses Bush of Plans to Cut Education Funding
By Michael Finnegan Times Staff Writer May 21, 2004

PHILADELPHIA — Democratic presidential hopeful John F. Kerry hammered President Bush on Thursday for proposing cuts to federal programs that ease access to college for students from low-income families.<snip>

Kerry faulted Bush and his supporters for portraying themselves as "trying to help kids and help education" even as they tried to cut those programs.<snip>

His criticism of Bush on Thursday stemmed from the president's proposed cuts in federal spending on GEAR UP, an acronym for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. The programs help low-income students prepare for college and navigate the admissions and financial-aid process with tutoring, mentoring, college visits and workshops.

Kerry, however, told the students that it was "inconsistent" for Bush to tell Americans, "We're going to leave no child behind," and then "make choices to cut programs like this, or to starve them so that they can't do the full job."

Kerry, who has proposed a $200-million increase in spending on GEAR UP, said Bush last year had proposed a $70-million cut.<snip>

[truthspeaker]

1. you mean, in addition to the cuts he's already introduced?

[Ironpost]

2. To further their agenda

they have no choice other than to dumb down the people. What better place to begin than with our future, our children.

[mike_c]

3. dumbya is living proof that America has little use...

...for intelligent, well educated poor people.

[beyurslf]

4. I hope he continues to point out all the times they say one thing

and then do the opposite.