13 E.D. Programs Axed on Budget Chopping Block

By Robert C. Johnston

Washington

Eliminating funding for 13 Education Department programs this fiscal year was a political success that freed up $77 million--and is part of a trend that is likely to continue, one of the department's top budget officials says.

"It is very hard to improve program management when you have all of these categorical programs running around," said Sally H. Christensen, the director of the department's budget service and deputy assistant secretary...