Education Funding

Fiscal 2000 Budget (con’t)

January 12, 2000 2 min read
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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.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS Eisenhower professional development 335,000 335,000 0 335,000 335,000
Innovative education program strategies 375,000 0 385,000 375,000 380,000
Class-size reduction 1,200,000 1,400,000 0 1,200,000 1,300,000
Teacher empowerment act 0 0 1,800,000 0 0
Safe and drug-free schools/communities 566,000 591,000 566,000 636,000 605,750
Inexpensive book distribution 18,000 18,000 18,000 21,500 20,000
Arts in education 10,500 10,500 10,500 12,500 11,500
Magnet schools assistance 104,000 114,000 104,000 112,000 110,000
Education for homeless children/youths 28,800 31,700 28,800 28,800 28,800
Women’s educational equity 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Training and advisory services 7,334 7,334 7,334 7,334 7,334
Ellender fellowships 1,500 0 1,500 1,500 1,500
Education for native Hawaiians 20,000 20,000 20,000 23,000 23,000
Alaska Native education equity 10,000 10,000 10,000 13,000 13,000
Charter schools 100,000 130,000 130,000 150,000 145,000
Comprehensive regional assistance centers 28,000 32,000 27,054 28,000 28,000
Advanced placement test fees 4,000 20,000 4,000 15,000 15,000
TOTAL, school improvement programs 2,811,134 2,722,534 3,115,188 2,961,634 3,026,884
INDIAN EDUCATION
66,000 77,000 66,000 77,000 77,000
READING EXCELLENCE
260,000 286,000 200,000 285,000 260,000
BILINGUAL and Immigrant Education 3
Instructional services 160,000 170,000 160,000 165,000 162,500
Support services 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000 14,000
Professional development 50,000 75,000 50,000 55,000 71,500
Subtotal, bilingual and immigrant education 224,000 259,000 224,000 234,000 248,000
Foreign language assistance 6,000 6,000 6,000 10,000 8,000
Immigrant education 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
TOTAL, bilingual and immigrant education 380,000 415,000 380,000 394,000 406,000
SPECIAL EDUCATION
State grants
K-12 grants 4,310,700 4,314,000 4,810,700 4,989,685 4,989,685
Preschool grants 373,985 402,435 373,985 390,000 390,000
Grants for infants and families 370,000 390,000 370,000 375,000 375,000
Subtotal, state grants 5,054,685 5,106,435 5,554,685 5,754,685 5,754,685
National activities
State improvement 35,200 45,200 35,200 35,200 35,200
Research and innovation 64,508 64,508 64,508 64,508 64,508
Tech. assistance and dissemination 44,556 44,556 44,556 44,556 44,556
Personnel preparation 82,139 82,139 82,139 82,139 82,139
Parent information centers 18,535 22,535 18,535 18,535 18,535
Technology and media 34,523 34,523 33,523 36,023 36,023
Primary education intervention 0 50,000 0 0 0
TOTAL, special education
5,334,146 5,449,896 5,833,146 6,035,646 6,036,646
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