Senator Marx Disgusted By $2.1 Million in Federal Cuts to Local Education

Today, State Senator Martha Marx (D-New London) issued the following statement in response to an announced $2,105,069 in total federal education funding cuts in the 20^th Senate District, including $1,961,395 lost from New London schools, $99,801 cut in Montville schools and $43,873 removed from East Lyme schools:

“I’m disgusted by this latest show of reckless spending cuts shown by the federal government. These are funds that just one month ago were said to be safe by the Department of Education; now they’re gone, and our districts will have to either cut important services or throw a wrench into their communities’ budgets. This money would have supported tutoring, course expansions, teacher development, student support, work to reduce absenteeism and many more aspects of care that have been making real differences for local students.

We’re only in month three of the Trump Administration and our communities are already seeing the impacts – millions of dollars stripped from local education, on top of previous programming cuts and federal layoffs. This isn’t crying wolf or overreacting – this is money taken directly out of classrooms and away from students in our region. This is abhorrent at a time when education funding is more important than ever and shows that whatever the President is working toward, it’s not the best outcome for all Americans.”