According to the Washington Post, “the Bush administration eliminated about $700 million a year in Medicaid reimbursements to schools, sidestepping an attempt by Congress to block such a move.”
What exactly does this money go to?
A wide variety of medical services, like speech and physical therapy, are provided to students in schools.
So what's the big deal?
Federal law mandates that students in special needs categories must be serviced.
So, now, school districts, that are already stretched to the limit, are going to have to pick up the cost. That means it is going to cost you and I more money in higher local and property taxes or other services are going to have to be cut. Say, music, drama, art....
Oh, wait, schools have already had to eliminate those things because of the NCLB requirements. Guess it'll have to be the sports programs. [What will Texas do without high school football?]
The cost in savings to the Federal government?
$3.7 Billion over a five year period.
Let's see... each day Iraq costs the U.S. $275,000,000. That means that cutting the program moneys for children in need of special services will continue the war for an additional, hmmmmmmmmm.... 13.45 days!
sounds like an equal exchange to me... what do you think?
just asking...
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