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Highlights from the FY06 Budget ProposalThe Bush Administration's deficit-conscious FY06 budget proposal was met with a flurry of complaints across the nation. The plan would cut or eliminate about 150 non-defense programs, as the president attempts to make good on his promise of cutting the federal deficit in half by 2009. According to the NY Times, education would account for 48 of those. * About $4.7 billion would be redirected from 64 education programs to finance other initiatives, mainly aimed at high school students, special education and college loan financing * $13.3 billion would be spent on Title I, for schools in low-income communities * Funding for the Safe and Drug-Free School program would be eliminated * $2 billion would be cut from high school programs like vocational education, Upward Bound, GEAR UP and Talent Search, that help prepare students from disadvantaged backgrounds for college * IDEA funding would increase to $11.1 billion Overall, financing for the Department of Education would see a decrease of about one percent, or approximately $56 billion. Questions, ideas, or in need of more information? Please contact Stacey Pusey at 856-241-7772. |
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Cut for Schools, A First for Bush" Click here for the official Department of Education press release, go to Click here to view the President's FY 2006 Budget for the United States Government
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