WEBVTT ADMINISTRATIONSAYS THE BUDGET PROPOSAL SHIFTSTHE FOCUS FROM THEADMINISTRATION TO CLASSROOM BUTMANY EDUCATORS AND PARENTSDISAGREE.OF THE 70 PEOPLE WHO TESTIFIEDAT THE STATEHOUSE TODAY, NO ONESIDED WITH THE GOVERNOR.WHILE THIS ATTACK ON OURPUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS BEEN ONGOINGFOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, THISYEAR'S BUDGET IS MORE DRAMATICAND SERIOUS THAN IN THE PAST ANDFOR THAT REASON I CANNOT SIT BYAND WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED.REPORTER: TESTIFYING IN FRONT OFTHE LEGISLATURES APPROPRIATIONSIN EDUCATION COMMITTEES, MAINERSTALKED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TOSCHOOL DISTRICTS IF THEGOVERNOR'S BUDGET PASSES AS IS.>> I KNOW WHAT PROGRAMS WILL BEON THE CHOPPING BLOCK.I KNOW WHICH CHILDREN WILL HAVEACCESS TO THE OUT -- TO THESEOPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLAND WHICH ONES WILL NOT CURED --WILL NOT.REPORTER THEADMINISTRATION'SSPENDINPLAN BASICALLY UNDOESTHE EFFECTS OF THE VOTERINITIATIVE THAT THEY RAISEDTAXES ON HIGH INCOME EARNERS TOFUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.TH STATES LARGEST TEACHERSUNION SAYS THE CUT -- THAT CUTSALMOST $200 MILLION OUT OF THEEQUATION.THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ALSOINCLUDES CHANGES TO THE STATESCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA,SOMETHING THAT IS RUFFLINGFEATHERS OF SOME LEGISLATORS.THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGESTHAT HAVE A HUGE IMPACT FOR OURSCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE ENTIRESTATE.REPORTER: -- WHAT'S GOING TOHAPPEN IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO6 C13SHIFT MONEY TO A LOT OF THE POORUNITS.REPORTERADMINISTRATIONOFFIALS ALSO SAID THE STATE'SSPENDING PLAN IS THE RIGHT PLACETO EDELMAN NEW POLICIES OF THESEARE THE CHANGES A LOT OF PEOPLEWANT TO SEE.>> YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD,MAKE THINGS BETTER?PAY TEACHERS MORE.