Will more money for Temple mean less money for public welfare?

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported today that House Republicans are looking to give Pennsylvania’s education system, which includes Temple and the three other state-related universities, more money – at the expense of the Department of Public Welfare.

A half a billion dollars could be taken from the department and “redistributed” to state education, according to the report. The state-related universities would receive 75 percent of what they receive now in state appropriation funds rather than the approximate 50 percent cut Gov. Corbett is proposing.

A lot of arguments against Gov. Corbett’s cuts to education and funding of the correctional system were that he had it backwards: To stay out of trouble, children need a quality education first. Where do you think possible cuts to the Department of Public Welfare to make up for lost education funds stand in this situation?