Posted on 03/31/2017 5:23:35 PM PDT by mdittmar
CHICAGO – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today visited a Chicago elementary school that would lose funding under President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to after-school programs. Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) after-school programs depend on federal funding from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program, which is the only federal funding source dedicated to after-school enrichment at low-income schools. President Trump’s budget proposes to eliminate the 21st CCLC program, impacting 1.6 million kids nationally and over 52,000 students in Illinois.
“President Trump tweets about Chicago a lot but has yet to show an ounce of real concern for our city—his budget proves that. If we want to get serious about keeping our communities safe, we have to protect critical federal investments in our children like after-school programs,” Durbin said. “Chicago Public Schools receive federal funding to serve thousands of students who need support beyond regular school hours. These federal resources are helping students find their chance for success, and I will be fighting in Washington to maintain these important investments.”
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How them kids doing dick?
Federal tax money is not for such things. Let this be handled at the state level. Dick.
So? The nation is broke. Gotta stop spending.
Maybe Chicago should pay for their kids.
How many of those kids are illegal aliens?
Two GREAT posts.
Chicago’s kids, Chicago’s problem.
This is Washington’s problem because...?
“It takes a village.”
“Free Lunch” the most evil lie you can teach a kid while you make him pay for it with crippling debt and lost opportunities for the rest of his life.
Don’t really want to be a ‘wet blanket’ but aren’t these the same people who scream ‘FU DT, we don’t need your stinkin’ money’ in regards to the Sanctuary City BS
Few weeks ago a DC ‘official’ cavalierly stated that the Fed gave around a Billion(??) to DC annually BUT they would find a way around it.
Not bad for a crew that wants ‘Fed bucks’ to give the homeless/indigent IDs so interlopers can’t stay at District Shelters.
Guess voting issue didn’t come up.
WE need a ‘fact checker’ so that every time these idjits come out with a profound statement, someone go back a couple of days/weeks/months whatever and dig up the EXACT OPPOSITE of what they just said....
How is taking tax money (or borrowing money we don’t have) from tax paying Americans to pay for Chicago after school programs a legitimate federal expenditure?
How many noncitizens in the Chicago Public Schools?
Chuck Ficago and Turbin.
Great!
Great!
We didn’t need “after school programs” when I was growing up. The kids went home, connected with their friends and came up with their own “after school programs”.
These after school programs are “free dinner” programs. These kids are getting 3 FREE meals a day plus mommy and daddy (daddies) are collecting welfare etc etc
How about Chicago pay for Chicago kids’ after school programs? Instead of all the crap and graft they normally waste taxpayer money on.
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