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On the Chopping Block

February 07, 1996 1 min read
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Funding for the following federal programs in education and related areas was terminated by the recently enacted stopgap spending bill.

 (dollar amounts are in thousands) FY 1994 FY 1995 Funding Funding 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Programs

 Dropout-prevention demonstrations $ 37,730 $ 12,000 Instruction in Civics, Government, and the Law (for children and adults) 5,952 4,500 

Higher-Education Programs

 Endowment challenge grants $5,674 $6,045 Institutional development evaluation 0 1,000 Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native cultural arts 0 500 Innovative Projects in Community Service 1,436 1,423 Cooperative education 13,749 6,927 Douglas teacher scholarships 14,731 299 

Department of Health and Human Services Programs

 Child-development scholarships $1,372 $1,360 Dependent-care planning and development 12,939 12,823 ------- ------- 
 Total $ 93,583 $46,877 

SOURCE: House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

A version of this article appeared in the February 07, 1996 edition of Education Week as On the Chopping Block

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