Education

The Bush Education Budget

February 12, 2003 1 min read
  • Save to favorites
  • Print

President Bush’s budget request for fiscal 2004 includes $53.1 billion in discretionary spending for the Department of Education. Below are highlights from that request, as compared with his request for fiscal 2003 and the actual levels for fiscal 2002.

Proposed
FY ’04 Level

Proposed
FY ’03 Level

Final
FY ’02 Level

Pell Grants $12.7 billion $10.9 billion $11.3 billion*
Title I grants to districts

12.4 billion

11.4 billion 10.4 billion
Special education
grants to states
9.5 billion 8.5 billion 7.5 billion
Teacher-quality
grants to states
2.9 billion 2.9 billion 2.9 billion
Reading first 1.1 billion 1 billion 900 million

Impact aid

1 billion 1.1 billion 1.1 billion
Vocational Education 1 billion 1.3 billion 1.3 billion
Educ. Technology
grants to states
701 million 701 million 701 million
English-language acquisition 665 million 665 million 665 million
21st Century Community
Learning Centers
600 billion 1 billion 1 billion
State assessments 390 million 387 million 387 million
Research, development,
and dissemination
185 million 175 million 122 million
Charter school facilities 100 million 100 million 0

School choice
incentive fund

75 million 50 million 0
Comprehensive
school reform
0 235 million 235 million
Rural education 0 0 163 million

Smaller learning
communities

0 0 142 million

TOTAL

$53.1 billion $50.3 billion $49.9 billion

*The original fiscal 2002 figure for Pell Grants was $10.3 billion, but last summer, Congress added an extra $1 billion to make up a funding shortfall.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education

Events

This content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.
Sponsor
Assessment Webinar
Reflections on Evidence-Based Grading Practices: What We Learned for Next Year
Get real insights on evidence-based grading from K-12 leaders.
Content provided by Otus
Artificial Intelligence K-12 Essentials Forum How AI Use Is Expanding in K-12 Schools
Join this free virtual event to explore how AI technology is—and is not—improving K-12 teaching and learning.
Federal Webinar Navigating the Rapid Pace of Education Policy Change: Your Questions, Answered
Join this free webinar to gain an understanding of key education policy developments affecting K-12 schools.

EdWeek Top School Jobs

Teacher Jobs
Search over ten thousand teaching jobs nationwide — elementary, middle, high school and more.
View Jobs
Principal Jobs
Find hundreds of jobs for principals, assistant principals, and other school leadership roles.
View Jobs
Administrator Jobs
Over a thousand district-level jobs: superintendents, directors, more.
View Jobs
Support Staff Jobs
Search thousands of jobs, from paraprofessionals to counselors and more.
View Jobs

Read Next

Education Quiz ICYMI: Moms for Liberty Launched Its Own University And More
Test your knowledge on the latest news and trends in education.
1 min read
Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Moms for Liberty annual convention in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.
Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Moms for Liberty annual convention in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.
Mark Schiefelbein/AP
Education Briefly Stated: April 16, 2025
Here's a look at some recent Education Week articles you may have missed.
9 min read
Education Quiz ICYMI: Do You Know What 'High-Quality Curriculum' Really Means?
Test your knowledge on the latest news and trends in education.
1 min read
Image of curricula.
iStock/Getty
Education Quiz ICYMI: Lawsuits Over Trump's Education Policies And More
Test your knowledge on the latest news and trends in education.
1 min read
Image of money symbol, books, gavel, and scale of justice.
DigitalVision Vectors