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May 19, 2011

Hundreds to Protest Education Cuts in D.C. Rally 
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Hundreds of people are gathering in Washington, D.C., today to protest
ongoing cuts to education spending and the lack of investment in youth
employment. Activists from across the country will march from the U.S.
Department of Education headquarters to the U.S. Department of Labor
building where they are expected to meet with Secretary of Labor Hilda
Solis. The activists will also meet with Rep. Bobby L. Rush of Illinois,
who recently introduced a bill to provide $6.5 billion for youth
employment. New York city high school student, Tariq Greene, is among
those headed to Washington, D.C.

Tariq Greene: "When we go to D.C., we're calling for our government to
invest more in their youth, to give our schools more money rather than
taking money from them. We're also calling for there to be more jobs
available in the Bronx or nationwide where these people are on public
assistance for the simple fact are no jobs for them to occupy. Education
budgets have been cut dramatically in the face of budget shortfalls
while nationwide youth unemployment is at a record high."

Education budgets have been slashed dramatically in the face of budget
shortfalls, while nationwide youth unemployment is at a record high.



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