Thursday, September 18, 2025

New America on the proposed federal budget(s)

 You'll remember that last week, I told you not to panic on the budget just yet. New America this week released an analysis of both the Trump proposed budget and the House Appropriation proposed budget; you might remember that the Senate doesn't cut. Specifically, it looks at it by Congressional district. 

As it happens, the House proposal is actually worse than Trump's proposal: the President's proposal would cut an estimated $35.34 million per district, where the House proposal would cut $41.2 million from schools in each congressional district, on average. 

Now, what gets cut changes, too. For the Trump proposal: 

This figure is fairly similar between Republican- and Democrat-represented congressional districts. But there is a difference in the specific funding streams most impacted: Democrat-represented districts stand to lose the most in Title I funding for students in poverty and Title III funding for English learners, while Republican-represented districts would lose far more in Title V funding for rural schools. Both would see a major cut in funding for teacher professional development and after-school programs.

And for the House: 

 Without even hiding behind the smokescreen of “consolidating” funds into block grants, the House proposal would eliminate funding for a number of programs, including Title II funding for educator development and Title III funding for English Learners. It would reduce Title I funding for students in poverty by an astonishing and unprecedented $4.7 billion, slashing a program that is vital for students in every state.

Because the House's cut is worse, I'm including below that estimation for the Massachusetts Congressional districts; if you follow the link above, you can page through all of them to find yours if it isn't here, as well as see the projected Trump budget impacts.


 

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