Deborah Koff Ross: “as the proud son of public school educators and a father of two children attending public school, I am concerned about…”

“as the proud son of public school educators and a father of two children attending public school, I am concerned about the state of education in America. Education is one of America's most fundamental building blocks. A solid education system is what drives our Nation's prosperity and paves the way to a brighter future for our great country. Yet, our President, for the third year in a row, wants to cut funding for our public education system. Though the President promised to support our teachers, he tried to cut teacher quality programs by $268 million in the 2004 budget. Our President has repeatedly slashed funding for the Pell grants, which allows thousands of deserving students the opportunity to go to college. And his proposed budget for 2005 slashes funding for the No Child Left Behind program which the President has repeatedly identified as one of his top priorities by $8 billion. Our children deserve a real education system that provides them with a solid, quality education.”