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President Obama's Detailed FY2010 Education Budget RequestMay 11, 2009—On May 7, 2009, President Barack Obama released his detailed $3.4 trillion Budget Request for FY 2010. The total amount proposed for U.S. Department of Education programs is $98.2 billion—$47.6 billion is for discretionary education programs. The U.S. Department of Education Budget would grow by $1.3 billion in School Year 2010 above School Year 2009-10 federal funding levels. The President proposes to eliminate 12 federal education programs due to poor evaluations of their effectiveness. Among proposed program terminations are Even Start, Character Education, Javits Gifted and Talented Education, Mentoring, and Safe/Drug Free Schools State Grants. A number of federal education programs were proposed for level funding in FY 2010, maintaining the same levels as for current School Year 2008-09. Some programs, though, would receive decreases in FY 2010. The reason being given is that they received extra funding through the ARRA. For example, Education Technology State Grants (EETT) would be cut to $106 million due to $650 million allocation through the Recovery Act. In addition, while the ESEA Title I School Improvement Program would receive a $1 billion increase in FY 2010, the ESEA Title I, Part A Grants to Local School Districts would see a decrease of $1.5 billion below FY 2009 current year levels. The Obama Administration has created several new federal education initiatives, some of which would have to have new legislation to authorize them. Among proposed new Presidential initiatives are a High School Graduation Initiative, Early Learning Challenge Grants, a new Early Literacy Program for elementary grade students, Promise Neighborhoods, and a National Teacher Recruitment Campaign. More Information | |||||
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