President Clinton has proposed $31.2 billion in discretionary education spending in fiscal 1999, with moderate increases for some existing schools’ programs and dollars for several new education initiatives.
| FY 1998 Appropriation | FY 1999 Request | |
| Existing programs | ||
| Title I school district grants | $7.38 billion | $7.77 billion |
| Special education state grants | $4.53 billion | $4.55 billion |
| Vocational educationbasic state grants | $1.0 billion | $1.01 billion |
| Bilingual and immigrant education | $354 million | $387 million |
| Impact aid | $808 million | $696 million |
| Goals 2000 | $491 million | $501 million |
| New programs for fiscal 1999 | ||
| Class-size reduction | none | $1.1 billion |
| Education opportunity zones | none | $200 million |
| Teacher recruitment and preparation | none | $67 million |
| Teacher training in technology | none | $75 million |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education.
