"President Bush is reneging on his pledge to be our education president," writes Starita Smith, a doctoral student and instructor in sociology at the University of North Texas, in The Hartford Courant. His proposed $3.1 trillion budget for 2009 includes the elimination of 47 programs designed to serve disadvantaged students of all ages. Bush's proposal would cause more than 1.5 million low- income students to lose financial aid they have received from the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant and Perkins Loan programs, according to the Student Aid Alliance. Bush wants to erase both programs."