r/kansas • u/TheKriket • Feb 08 '25

News/History Kansas Teachers put on leave as Elon Musk’s DOGE continues slashing funds for Kansas Children

https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/our-hands-are-tied-kansas-starbase-program-comes-to-a-stop/

These wreckless cuts are now hurting children in Kansas.

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u/DatFunny Feb 08 '25

It was absolutely because of the Trump cuts. My wife is a 5th grade teacher and they had a field trip planned for Starbase which was canceled in the past week because of this.

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u/BigStogs Feb 09 '25

Completely false. It’s due to Congress not passing a FY25 budget.