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MEDIA ADVISORY

October 30, 2020

Contact: John O’Neil, VEA Communications, 804-873-8316

Rural Schools Would be Hard-Hit; School Divisions in CD 5 Would Lose More than $100 Million

Bob Good makes no secret of it—he wants to see the federal government’s role in K-12 public schools go away. In today’s Roanoke Times, Good said:
“I support diminishing or eliminating the federal government’s involvement in education.”

Karl Loos, a Virginia Education Association member and teacher in the Lynchburg public schools, says Good’s plan would devastate local students and public schools. Lynchburg public schools would lose more than $14 million in school funding under Good’s plan. Schools in Campbell County, where Loos lives, would lose more than $6 million. Complete breakdown of federal funding by school divisions here.

“If elected, Bob Good would oppose federal funding for students with special needs in our community’s schools,” he said. “He would vote against federal funding for programs tailored to help students in low-wealth communities, including rural schools. He would block measure to assist students with loans to help pay for college. That’s unconscionable and, frankly, stunning as our public schools try to recover from a global pandemic and educate all students to the best of their abilities.”

Good’s sweeping plan would cut federal K-12 funding to Virginia schools by $1.1 billion. In the jurisdictions representing Congressional District 5, funding for students would be cut a whopping $100 million.

“Voters in CD 5 should know that Bob Good plans to cut the legs out from under public school students just when they need strong leaders the most.,” says Loos.