|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | THE CLINTON-GORE RECORD ON EDUCATION: MORE THAN DOUBLING RESOURCES | | | | TO STRENGTHEN OUR SCHOOLS AND EXPAND COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY | | December 21, 2000 | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | 1993 FUNDING 2001 FUNDING CHANGE IMPACT OF NEW | | RESOURCES | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Total Increase, Key Education Initiatives | | $26.7 billion $59.6 billion + $32.9 billion | | (+123%) | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Total Resources$23.9 billion$42.1 billion+ $18.2 billion | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Urgent School Renovation: Supports short-term emergency repairs, such | | as repair of roofs, plumbing and electrical systems and meeting fire | | and safety codes.$0$1.2 billion+ $1.2 billion | | Provides resources for $901 million in urgent school repairs, $274 | | million to improve educational technology and special education, and | | $25 million for charter school facility needs. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Class-Size Reduction in Early Grades: Helps schools hire and train | | 100,000 new teachers over seven years, reducing class sizes in the | | early grades to an average of 18.$0$1.6 billion+ $1.6 billion | | Allows schools to hire approximately 37,000 teachers to reduce class | | sizes. Roughly 2 million children receive more individualized | | instruction, particularly in the early grades where the benefits of | | smaller classes have been demonstrated. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | After-School: Offers a safe place for children to learn during the | | after-school and summertime hours.$0$846 million+ $846 million | | Enables approximately 1,650 rural and inner-city communities to provide | | extended learning opportunities. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Teacher Recruitment and Training: Supports professional development for | | teachers, retention efforts, and recruitment of new teachers and | | mid-career professionals. $435 million$995 million+ $560 million | | Funding has more than doubled for teacher recruitment and training | | programs. New programs focus on teacher training in technology, | | support for non-traditional teacher candidates, and comprehensive | | reform of teacher preparation programs, state certification and | | licensing of teachers, and teacher recruitment. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Title I Accountability Fund: Strengthens accountability by accelerating | | State and local efforts to turn around the lowest performing Title I | | schools.$0$225 million+ $225 millionThis program, started in FY 2000, | | supports efforts of States and districts to improve accountability and | | turn around up to 4,500 low-performing schools, while increasing public | | school choice for children in failing schools. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Title I Grants to LEAs: Helps disadvantaged students learn the basics | | and achieve to high standards. (Figures exclude the accountability | | fund.)$6.1 billion$8.4 billion+ $2.3 billionNow serves 13.5 million | | low-income children, up from 8 million children in 1993-94. Because of | | increased funding and better targeting, the percentage of high-poverty | | schools receiving Title I funds has grown from 79 percent in 1994 to 96 | | percent in 2000. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Education Technology: Closes the digital divide by increasing access to | | computers and the Internet, and helps teachers effectively use | | technology in the classroom. | | $23 million$872 million+ $849 million | | The more than 3,600 percent increase in the federal investment in | | education technology helps 3,400 school districts purchase hardware and | | software, supports demonstration projects to improve the use of | | educational technology; and prepares 275,000 future teachers to use | | technology effectively in their classrooms. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | 1993 FUNDING2001 FUNDINGCHANGEIMPACT OF NEW RESOURCES | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Special Education: Helps States provide high-quality special education | | and related services to children with disabilities aged birth through | | 21 years.$3.0 billion$7.4 billion+ $4.5 billion | | The 150 percent increase in special education funding has increased the | | federal contribution toward meeting the cost of special education for | | children with disabilities, from 8 percent to 15 percent of the | | national average per pupil expenditure. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Small, Safe, and Successful High Schools: Provides support for high | | schools to create smaller learning communities like | | schools-within-schools and career academies. $0$125 million+ $125 | | million | | Funding enables approximately 1,000 large high schools serving at least | | 1 million students to implement smaller, more intimate learning | | environments that promote stronger bonds between students and teachers | | and safer and improved school climates. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Pell Grants: Provides scholarships to low-income undergraduate | | students. Maximum Pell Grant (Total Pell Grants).$2,300 | | ($6.5 billion)$3,750 ($8.8 billion)+ $1,450 | | (+ $2.3 billion) | | Low-income students are receiving more grant aid for college. The | | maximum Pell Grant, which determines the size of all students' awards, | | has increased 63 percent since 1993. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Work-Study: Helps undergraduate and graduate students pay for | | college.$617 million$1.0 billion+ $394 million | | In FY 2001, 1 million students will participate in the Work-Study | | program, an increase of 288,000 students since 1993. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | TRIO: Funds college outreach and student support services for | | disadvantaged individuals. $388 million$730 million+ $342 million | | This year 765,000 disadvantaged high school and college students ? | | 135,000 more than in 1993 ? will receive support services to help them | | prepare for and succeed in college. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | GEAR UP: Helps disadvantaged students prepare for college through | | partnerships of schools and colleges and state efforts.$0$295 million+ | | $295 million | | 1.2 million low-income middle- and high-school students will now | | receive mentoring, tutoring, counseling, and other support services | | each year to help them prepare for college. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | OTHER NATIONAL EDUCATION INITIATIVES | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Total Resources$2.8 billion$20.2 billion+ $17.4 billion | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Head Start: Prepares low-income children for a lifetime of learning and | | development through child development and family support services.$2.8 | | billion $6.2 billion+ $3.4 billionPresident Clinton more than doubled | | resources for Head Start and created Early Head Start to provide | | comprehensive services to families with children ages 0 to 3 and | | pregnant women. In 2001, it will serve approximately 935,000 | | children?well on the way to the President?s goal of serving 1 million | | children by 2002. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | The E-Rate: Provides resources to schools investing in technology. | | $0$3.1 billion+ $3.1 billionSince 1998, $5.6 billion in E-Rate | | resources have helped connect schools and classrooms to the Internet. | | Today, 95 percent of schools are connected, up from 35 percent in 1994, | | and 63 percent of classrooms are connected, up from 3 percent in 1994. | | | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Hope Scholarship: Provides a tax credit of up to $1,500 a year for | | tuition and fees for the first two years of college.$0$5.1 billion+ | | $5.1 billion | | Helps make the first two years of college universally affordable. In | | 2000, 5.6 million families can receive $5 billion in Hope Scholarship | | tax relief. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Lifetime Learning Tax Credit: Provides a 20 percent tax credit on the | | first $5,000 of tuition to college and graduate students and to adults | | taking career-related classes.$0$2.4 billion+ $2.4 billion | | In 2000, 7.2 million families can receive $2.4 billion in education tax | | relief. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Student Loan Interest Deduction: Creates a tax-deduction for interest | | during the first 60 months of student loan repayment.$0$333 million+ | | $333 million | | Makes student loans more affordable. | | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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