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We got some loons running around in Washington...from the article:
Bowman praised the original Green New Deal founder, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and said his plan for public schools is aligned with the "paradigm shift" she launched for tackling climate change and creating more green jobs. He emphasized the need to transform public schools by addressing historic economic, environmental and racial injustices.
"It’s time for a revolution in public education," Bowman, a former middle school principal, said. "As we deal with a devastating climate crisis caused by decades of unchecked corporate greed, we need to center our children and their future.
"The Green New Deal for Public Schools represents the level of school infrastructure investment that is urgent and necessary to heal the harm from decades of disinvestment, redlining and cycles of poverty and trauma, particularly for Black and brown children," Bowman continued. "What this comes down to is whether we’re willing to provide our kids with the resources they need to realize their brilliance and have a livable planet."
Bowman's $1.4 trillion legislation includes $446 billion in climate grants to retrofit high-need schools over 10 years, $250 billion in block grants to increase school staffing and social services programming, $695 billion to support students with disabilities and quadruple Title I funding to high-poverty schools, and $100 million for "educational equity" grants to address historical educational disparities.