Pros And Cons Of School Budget Cuts

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School budget cuts are hurting the the education system in the United States. Students are not getting the proper instructional curriculum. The government is spending too much funding on other activities, while schools get little to no funding. We as a country must act before it’s too late.

Over the years schools have been losing money due to budget cuts in the districts. According to Michael Leachman, an expert on state budget and tax, most states in the US are spending less money to support young students than before the great recession. Around 31 states provide students with less money for education than in the year 2008 (Leachman 1). Schools today are getting less money than they ever have. Students are now paying for this issue with …show more content…

We must put our concentrations toward schools rather than military and prisons. In fact why would we put our tax money into something so negative in this world. Education is what makes the world a better place and students must not burden not having a ride to their school or even a school to go to, since it is easier to close a school than to try and keep it open. The government would rather keep a prison open than a school due to the prisoners being in their responsibility. The prisoners would have to be sent somewhere else and that itself is a very expensive process. While that is in motion, if a school was to be shut down if it doesn’t have the correct amount of funding which in many cases happens almost all the time the kids of that school would be sent home without any direction from the state or county to find another school near them. The government is taking the easy way out and is spending our money for is benefits. People must protest and force the government to put more money into the schools. US citizens must come together and prove to the government that not spending money on educational activities will have a crippling effect to the futures well

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