Congress Defers Spending Decisions to New Year

The federal portion of school budgets for next year will remain a mystery for a while longer.

Back from an election break that delivered full control of Congress to Republicans, the House last week effectively put off fiscal 2003 spending decisions for many federal agencies, including the Department of Education, until at least January.

Even though the new budget year began Oct. 1, Congress still has not completed work on a long...

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