PORTLAND – Who wouldn’t agree with “putting kids first”? Educating and investing in students are priorities that cross political parties.
Over the last few weeks, Gov. LePage has attended a series of events where he’s repeated, “It’s all about the kids.”
And while the governor’s rhetoric is received favorably with applause, in reality, his actions, through his proposals and priorities, are cheating our future.
In the governor’s 2012-2013 budget proposals, he suggests substantial cuts that are to the detriment of Maine children, families and our economy — for example, cutting all state funding to support Head Start, eliminating home care visits for new parents and gutting other critical child care programs are among the governor’s suggestions. Is this putting kids first?
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