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?