FY 2008 House Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation
FY 2008 House Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation
On Thursday the House education subcommittee drafted their spending plan for FY 2008 with $61.7 billion proposed education. This is a $4.2 billion (7.4%) increase above last year (FY 2007) levels.
Proposed PROGRAM CUTS:
Reading First $618 million cut
Early Reading First $3.1 million cut
Proposed LEVEL FUNDING:
Striving Readers FY08 $31, 870
NIFL $6,583 million
Proposed INCREASED PROGRAM FUNDING
Title I Grants to LEA’s + $1.5 billion
Even Start +16,717 million
Link to full appropriation detail:
http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/08LHDetail_HouseSC_WEB.pdf
Full committee action is expected on Thursday June 14
On Thursday the House education subcommittee drafted their spending plan for FY 2008 with $61.7 billion proposed education. This is a $4.2 billion (7.4%) increase above last year (FY 2007) levels.
Proposed PROGRAM CUTS:
Reading First $618 million cut
Early Reading First $3.1 million cut
Proposed LEVEL FUNDING:
Striving Readers FY08 $31, 870
NIFL $6,583 million
Proposed INCREASED PROGRAM FUNDING
Title I Grants to LEA’s + $1.5 billion
Even Start +16,717 million
Link to full appropriation detail:
http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/08LHDetail_HouseSC_WEB.pdf
Full committee action is expected on Thursday June 14
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