NEW FACT SHEET: Republicans Kick Teachers Out of Classrooms, Deny Job Training Opportunities

Republican funding bill would kick 72,000 teachers from classrooms, eliminate Federal Work Study positions for 330,000 students, and deny job training and employment services for hundreds of thousands of people.

WASHINGTON — The House Republican 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill, and its 11 percent cut of $24.6 billion, furthers Republicans’ goal of ending public education in America and eliminates job opportunities for young adults and working families.

“For the second year in a row, House Republicans are trying to pass a funding bill that furthers their goal of the complete destruction of public education, fully obstructing the path for children to achieve the American dream.This bill decimates support for K-12 education, and it abandons college students and lower-income workers trying to gain an education or advance their career,” Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) said. “When 161 House Republicans voted last year to eliminate all K-12 funding at the Department of Education and then later to kick thousands of teachers out of classrooms, I was horrified, but that was just the beginning. Now, they have once again introduced a bill that would kick 72,000 teachers from classrooms. From elementary school to Federal Work Study to financial aid to job training programs, regardless of age or stage in life, House Republicans’ funding bill means you cannot count on the government for any help. This bill will never become law. But I thank the Republican majority for once again demonstrating beyond any doubt how they feel about students and teachers and where they seek to take public education and job training this country.”

The extreme House Republican bill would:

• Kick teachers out of classrooms. Under this bill, during a severe nationwide teacher shortage, 72,000 teachers could be removed from classrooms serving low-income students due to House Republican cuts to Title I.

• Eliminate services for English learners. The House Republican bill eliminates federal support for vital academic services for 5,500,000 English learners through the elimination of English Language Acquisition (Title III).
   
• Slash Federal Work Study in half. The bill cuts Federal Work Studyfor 330,000 students who need it to help finance a postsecondary education, limiting their potential earnings and future success in the job market.
   
• Slash need-based financial aid in half. The House Republican bill takes away need-based financial aid for 833,000 students through deep cuts to Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG).
   
• Eliminate youth employment opportunities. The bill eliminates WIOA Youth Job Training, which would deny job training and employment services for 134,000 youth who face barriers to finding a good paying job.
   
• Slash adult employment opportunities. The bill cuts WIOA Adult Job Training, which would deny job training and employment services for 250,000 adults who face barriers to finding a good paying job.
   

See below how these cuts would impact students and job seekers in each state: