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| Wilson Supports Dollars To The Classroom |
October 12, 1999 |
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| WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Heather Wilson today voted for a resolution that will send more federal education dollars to New Mexico. The Dollars to the Classroom Resolution, H. Res 303, calls on education agencies at all levels to ensure that 95 percent of federal spending for elementary and secondary education programs makes it into the classrooms of this country.
"For too long, families have sent their education tax dollars to Washington where a bureaucracy siphons off money instead of sending it back into the hands of someone who knows your child's name," Wilson said. "That funding should be put into the hands of local superintendents, school boards, principals and teachers to decide where it can best be used."
Although the federal role in education makes up only six percent of all education funding, it is estimated that 35 percent of federal funds never make it to the classroom. The Dollars to the Classroom Resolution recognizes the fact that learning takes place in a classroom, and thus student-focused expenditures on direct learning tools, such as books, computers, maps, and microscopes should be prioritized. H.Res. 303 calls on education agencies to work together to ensure that federal elementary and secondary appropriations are put to use on instructional purposes for youth in classrooms.
"Supporting the Dollars to the Classroom Resolution means making our kids the prime recipients of education tax dollars," Wilson added. "Dollars to the Classroom means more local control. That translates into more teachers, computers, books, and microscopes. We need to empower teachers and parents with the tools to take our kids into the next century."
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