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Duncan: ‘Dumb cuts’ from sequester will cost thousands of teachers their jobs
The Hill ^

Posted on 02/24/2013 8:35:21 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Duncan: ‘Dumb cuts’ from sequester will cost thousands of teachers their jobs By Bernie Becker - 02/24/13 10:44 AM ET

Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Sunday that sequestration would have a devastating affect on school systems around the country.

Duncan said that teachers around the country were already being informed that they won’t be retained, and that some 40,000 teachers in all could lose their jobs.

Head Start and programs for children with parents in the military could also be hurt by the $85 billion in sequester cuts, Duncan said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

“We don’t have any ability with dumb cuts like this to figure out what the right thing to do is,” Duncan said. “It just means a lot more children will not get the kinds of opportunities and services they need.”

Duncan has joined other members of the Obama administration, like Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, in trying to point out the real-world implications for the sequester, which is scheduled to go into effect on Friday.

The Education secretary added that the debate over sequestration is taking away from what could be more fruitful discussions over how to limit gun violence.

“That’s where I think we should be spending our time, is talking about how we reduce gun violence. That’s the productive use of our time,” Duncan said. “Spending time talking about stupid issues like this in Congress doesn’t make sense.”


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: demagogicparty; partisanmediashills; sequester
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All the more reason to do it........
1 posted on 02/24/2013 8:35:28 AM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

And will they be “dumb” teachers?


2 posted on 02/24/2013 8:37:37 AM PST by stanne
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To: Sub-Driver

Republicans need to get on the side of American jobs.

Bigtime.

Seriously. American factories, and American jobs. Now.

Dems are going to be hit by this, but where is the GOP? In Asia? What the **** good does being in Asia do when America collapses?

Bring back US jobs now. Change the tax code now, to encourage US factories and production.

Stop stalling.

US has been sold now for 25 years. An entire generation has gone by, with the GOP actively participating in tearing down American production.

Now the Asian producers have become the lead.

GOP you are stuck on the wrong side.


3 posted on 02/24/2013 8:39:57 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: Sub-Driver

Are teachers paid by the Federal Government or by States? If it’s by the Federal Government, then why are property taxes so high?


4 posted on 02/24/2013 8:39:57 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (Soon the "invisible hand" will press the economic "reset" button.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Geez you would think that the ONLY thing the federal government spoends monmey on is teachers and cops and firefighters...

Call their bluff- GOP- say OK we will excempt any funds that pay for teachers, cops, and firefighters- how much exactly is that? AND MAKE THEM GIVE YOU A DOLLAR FIGURE!!!!!


5 posted on 02/24/2013 8:40:09 AM PST by Mr. K (There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
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To: Sub-Driver

All of this “dumb” whining from the communist regime is getting annoying and obnoxious. If the communist politicians want more taxes, I suggest THEY pay them. Americans are TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY!


6 posted on 02/24/2013 8:43:22 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Progressive, Marxist liberals do not evolve, they morph into fascists.)
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To: Sub-Driver

The soundbite from our side needs to immediately become ‘Obama’s Sequestration’. Rinse and repeat. Our side is so bad at messaging, it is painful to watch.


7 posted on 02/24/2013 8:44:02 AM PST by ilgipper (Obama supporters are comprised of the uninformed & the ill-informed)
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To: Sub-Driver

If I were Education Secrtary Arne Duncan, I would be VERY embarassed by the quotations published. I’m not sure if his language skills are sufficient for this.


8 posted on 02/24/2013 8:47:02 AM PST by STYRO (War sucks. Living in slavery sucks even worse.)
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To: Sub-Driver

No doubt. Brings a whole new meaning to “it’s for the children”. Less teachers (indoctrinators) = less dumbing down of the kiddies. Or flat out lying to them and distorting history.


9 posted on 02/24/2013 8:49:04 AM PST by rktman (Live the oath you took or get out of office!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Elimiating the whole ****ing Dept of Education would be a good start. And since when are teachers federal employees?


10 posted on 02/24/2013 8:49:31 AM PST by clintonh8r (Happy to be represented by Lt. Col. Allen West)
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“We don’t have any ability with dumb cuts like this to figure out what the right thing to do is,” Duncan said.

That sounds like a leadership problem Mr. Duncan. Perhaps you should step down and let someone more qualified take over.

11 posted on 02/24/2013 8:49:52 AM PST by 2111USMC (aim small, miss small)
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To: clintonh8r

...or even “Eliminating”....


12 posted on 02/24/2013 8:50:13 AM PST by clintonh8r (Happy to be represented by Lt. Col. Allen West)
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To: Sub-Driver

Someone MUST ask why Obamaphones can’t be touched as a cut?


13 posted on 02/24/2013 8:50:28 AM PST by traditional1 (Amerika.....Providing public housing for the Mulatto Messiah)
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To: Sub-Driver
“We don’t have any ability with dumb cuts like this to figure out what the right thing to do is,” Duncan said. “

then you should NOT have a job you are so obviously unqualified for...

14 posted on 02/24/2013 8:51:34 AM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Sub-Driver

It looks like Duncan is more concerned about teachers without jobs than he is about students without teachers. Our schools should NOT be a jobs program for liberal union members! It’s time we start demanding that our kids be educated, NOT INDOCTRINATED, when they go to school.


15 posted on 02/24/2013 8:52:38 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Progressive, Marxist liberals do not evolve, they morph into fascists.)
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To: Cowboy Bob
It's ALL one great big LIE. Teachers are paid out of the State budget.

Maybe Head Start teachers are paid out of the Federal Budget, but Head Start is one great big failure.

16 posted on 02/24/2013 8:53:11 AM PST by Spunky
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To: Sub-Driver

Weren’t teachers primarily voting for Obama during the election? I guess there are consequences for stupidity.


17 posted on 02/24/2013 8:58:47 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: Sub-Driver

I doubt that one single teacher need lose his job over these pretend cuts. But I suspect the administration will order a few layoffs just to prove its point.


18 posted on 02/24/2013 9:00:12 AM PST by BfloGuy (Money, like chocolate on a hot oven, was melting in the pockets of the people.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Funny how it never costs “Administrators” their jobs.
I’m pretty sure school systems could do with fewer administrators more easily that fewer teachers...


19 posted on 02/24/2013 9:06:21 AM PST by Little Ray (Waiting for the return of the Gods of the Copybook Headings.)
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To: Sub-Driver
If every teacher lost their job would be the best thing that ever happened!!!

Permanently close the government propaganda machines!

20 posted on 02/24/2013 9:10:45 AM PST by dalereed
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