Budget Talks At Capitol Today
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Governor Mike Huckabee did not include extra
money for preschool programs despite a push to expand early
childhood education.
The governor`s 4.5 billion dollar public school
fund was scheduled for presentation at budget hearings today.
Legislators had added money from a 370 million dollar tax
increase to expand preschool, but Huckabee`s budget didn`t include
it. It proposes hefty increases in higher education, human services
and prisons. It also has more money for English-language learning,
but not for preschool.
Today, the Huckabee administration proposed to divert money from
teacher salaries to school improvements.
