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Final Fiscal 2000 Appropriations; President Clinton’s Fiscal 2000 Proposals

January 12, 2000 | Corrected: January 26, 2000 2 min read
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Corrected: The amount for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers should be $453,710 (in thousands), or $453 million in the last column, under “FY 2000 Approp.”

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(Dollars in thousands)
FY 1999 Approp. President’s Proposed FY 2000 Budget FY 2000 House Floor FY 2000 Senate Floor FY 2000 Approp.

EDUCATION REFORM

Goals 2000: Educate America Act:

State grants

$461,000 $461,000 $0 $461,000 $458,000

Parental assistance

30,000 30,000 0 33,000 33,000

Subtotal, Goals 2000

491,000 491,000 0 494,000 491,000

School-to-Work Opportunities Act1

125,000 55,000 0 55,000 55,000

Technology literacy challenge fund

425,000 450,000 375,000 425,000 425,000

Technology innovation

115,100 110,000 115,100 115,100 148,660

Regional technology

10,000 10,000 0 10,000 10,000

National activities

87,000 177,000 10,000 87,000 109,500

Star schools

45,000 45,000 0 45,000 51,000

Ready-to-learn television

11,000 7,000 0 16,000 16,000

Telecomm. demonstration for math

5,000 2,000 0 8,500 8,500

21st Century Community Learning Centers

200,000 600,000 300,000 400,000 53,710

TOTAL, education reform

1,514,100 1,947,000 800,000 1,655,600 1,768,370

COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED

Education for the Disadvantaged (Title I)

Grants to local educational agencies:

Basic grants

6,570,500 6,136,500 6,570,500 6,890,500 6,779,500

Census poverty updates

3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500

Concentration grants

1,158,397 1,100,000 1,158,397 1,158,397 1,158,397

Targeted grants

0 756,020 0 0 0

Total, local grants2

7,732,397 7,996,020 7,732,397 8,052,397 7,941,397

Capital expenses for priv. school students

24,000 0 0 15,000 12,000

Even Start

135,000 145,000 150,000 145,000 150,000

State agency programs:

Migrant

354,689 380,000 354,689 354,689 354,689

Neglected and delinquent

40,311 42,000 40,311 42,000 42,000

Comprehensive school reform

120,000 150,000 120,000 120,000 170,000

Transition to school demonstrations

0 0 0 0 0

Evaluation

7,500 8,900 7,500 8,900 8,900

Total, Title I

8,413,897 8,721,920 8,404,897 8,737,986 8,678,986

Migrant education

High school-equivalency program

9,000 15,000 9,000 9,000 15,000

College-assistance migrant program

4,000 7,000 4,000 4,000 7,000

Subtotal, migrant education

13,000 22,000 13,000 13,000 22,000

TOTAL, compensatory education

8,426,897 8,743,920 8,417,897 8,750,986 8,700,986

IMPACT AID

Basic support payments 704,000 684,000 737,200 725,000 737,200
Payments for children with disabilities 50,000 40,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Payments for heavily impacted districts 70,000 0 76,000 75,000 76,000
Facilities maintenance 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Construction 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 10,300
Payments for federal property 28,000 0 32,000 30,000 32,000

TOTAL, impact aid

864,000 736,000 907,200 892,000 910,500
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A version of this article appeared in the January 12, 2000 edition of Education Week as Final Fiscal 2000 Appropriations; President Clinton’s Fiscal 2000 Proposals

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