Claim: The Sunday talk shows included exaggerated claims from both sides about the debate over automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1: Education Secretary Arne Duncan said "as many as 40,000 teachers could lose their jobs." But that assumes the entire $2.8 billion in looming DOE cuts would come from teacher salaries. Duncan himself testified there would be cuts elsewhere — including cutting "more than 70,000 students from grant and work study programs"
Fact-check: Sequester Spin - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the sunday talk shows included exaggerated claims from both sides about the debate over automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect march 1: education secretary arne duncan said "as many as 40,000 teachers could lose their jobs." but that assumes the entire $2.8 billion in looming doe cuts would come from teacher salaries. duncan himself testified there would be cuts elsewhere — including cutting "more than 70,000 students from grant and work study programs"
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2013-02-26T22:46:22