Charities Criticize Obama’s Proposed Cut to an Education and Technology Program
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
May 8, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
The Obama administration’s budget proposal to cut the Enhancing Education Through Technology program from $269-million down to $100-million has raised the ire of several nonprofit organizations.
The Consortium for School Networking, International Society for Technology Education, Software & Information Industry Association, and State Educational Technology Directors Association released a statement saying such cuts harm efforts to increase American competitiveness.
“During the past several months, the Obama Administration has outlined a vision of educational innovation and improvement to enable our nation’s children to compete in the global economy. But today’s budget proposal falls far short of the targeted investments needed to ensure all students have the modernized classrooms and technology-rich instruction needed to achieve this vision.”
The groups urged President Obama to reconsider the cuts and instead increase spending beyond the amount now spent — about $269-million.
