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Back to NEA Unveils Budget Shortfalls

State-by-State Funding Shortages

Without flexibility and resources, the so-called "No Child Left Behind" Act will fall far short of its laudable goals: high achievement for all students. NEA research shows that the Administration's budget proposals are leaving behind millions of deserving children across the nation.

Click on the map below to find out how many children are being left behind by Bush budget shortfalls in your state. You can also view these numbers by Congressional district ( PDF, 9 pp.). (How were the numbers derived?)

Map of the States

AK | AL | AR | AZ | CA | CO | CT | DC | DE | FL | GA | HI | IA | ID
IN | IL | KS | KY | LA | MA | MD | ME | MI | MN | MO | MS
MT | NC | ND | NE | NH | NJ | NM | NV | NY | OH | OK | OR | PA
PR | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VA | VT | WA | WI | WV | WY

Alabama

Disadvantaged children left behind	100,205
Additional teachers to serve children	253
English-learners left behind	5,704
Preschool children left behind	46,705
College students left behind	63,381

Alaska

Disadvantaged children left behind	9,228
Additional teachers to serve children	59
English-learners left behind	16,637
Preschool children left behind	5,645
College students left behind	2,945

Arizona

Disadvantaged children left behind	106,193
Additional teachers to serve children	263
English-learners left behind	112,184
Preschool children left behind	45,193
College students left behind	66,169

Arkansas

Disadvantaged children left behind	60,396
Additional teachers to serve children	178
English-learners left behind	8,792
Preschool children left behind	28,457
College students left behind	35,026

California

Disadvantaged children left behind	752,545
Additional teachers to serve children	1,586
English-learners left behind	1,253,859
Preschool children left behind	373,731
College students left behind	382,291

Colorado

Disadvantaged children left behind	50,201
Additional teachers to serve children	188
English-learners left behind	48,953
Preschool children left behind	30,645
College students left behind	38,492

Connecticut

Disadvantaged children left behind	36,378
Additional teachers to serve children	129
English-learners left behind	17,111
Preschool children left behind	23,309
College students left behind	18,139

Delaware

Disadvantaged children left behind	9,562
Additional teachers to serve children	67
English-learners left behind	1,967
Preschool children left behind	5,730
College students left behind	5,004

District of Columbia

Disadvantaged children left behind	14,814
Additional teachers to serve children	64
English-learners left behind	4,607
Preschool children left behind	11,234
College students left behind	9,512

Florida

Disadvantaged children left behind	269,816
Additional teachers to serve children	795
English-learners left behind	211,113
Preschool children left behind	117,686
College students left behind	168,147

Georgia

Disadvantaged children left behind	153,580
Additional teachers to serve children	378
English-learners left behind	53,873
Preschool children left behind	75,424
College students left behind	78,496

Hawaii

Disadvantaged children left behind	17,196
Additional teachers to serve children	74
English-learners left behind	10,698
Preschool children left behind	10,248
College students left behind	8,939

Idaho

Disadvantaged children left behind	20,986
Additional teachers to serve children	86
English-learners left behind	17,392
Preschool children left behind	10,102
College students left behind	17,722

Illinois

Disadvantaged children left behind	191,504
Additional teachers to serve children	583
English-learners left behind	116,563
Preschool children left behind	121,142
College students left behind	107,190

Indiana

Disadvantaged children left behind	74,895
Additional teachers to serve children	271
English-learners left behind	14,261
Preschool children left behind	41,348
College students left behind	55,224

Iowa

Disadvantaged children left behind	32,374
Additional teachers to serve children	131
English-learners left behind	9,486
Preschool children left behind	23,081
College students left behind	34,192

Kansas

Disadvantaged children left behind	33,554
Additional teachers to serve children	138
English-learners left behind	13,344
Preschool children left behind	22,341
College students left behind	29,475

Kentucky

Disadvantaged children left behind	85,012
Additional teachers to serve children	276
English-learners left behind	4,991
Preschool children left behind	48,252
College students left behind	48,005

Louisiana

Disadvantaged children left behind	135,962
Additional teachers to serve children	394
English-learners left behind	6,029
Preschool children left behind	62,977
College students left behind	65,622

Maine

Disadvantaged children left behind	17,185
Additional teachers to serve children	91
English-learners left behind	2,270
Preschool children left behind	12,433
College students left behind	11,728

Maryland

Disadvantaged children left behind	60,274
Additional teachers to serve children	212
English-learners left behind	19,817
Preschool children left behind	34,942
College students left behind	40,760

Massachusetts

Disadvantaged children left behind	76,535
Additional teachers to serve children	269
English-learners left behind	37,116
Preschool children left behind	48,582
College students left behind	49,516

Michigan

Disadvantaged children left behind	148,552
Additional teachers to serve children	580
English-learners left behind	39,194
Preschool children left behind	105,059
College students left behind	84,256

Minnesota

Disadvantaged children left behind	51,841
Additional teachers to serve children	223
English-learners left behind	37,336
Preschool children left behind	32,477
College students left behind	43,626

Mississippi

Disadvantaged children left behind	88,380
Additional teachers to serve children	285
English-learners left behind	2,675
Preschool children left behind	72,401
College students left behind	49,855

Missouri

Disadvantaged children left behind	92,489
Additional teachers to serve children	290
English-learners left behind	9,568
Preschool children left behind	52,814
College students left behind	56,996

Montana

Disadvantaged children left behind	18,245
Additional teachers to serve children	99
English-learners left behind	6,277
Preschool children left behind	9,381
College students left behind	12,978

Nebraska

Disadvantaged children left behind	22,871
Additional teachers to serve children	90
English-learners left behind	8,544
Preschool children left behind	16,126
College students left behind	17,722

Nevada

Disadvantaged children left behind	27,738
Additional teachers to serve children	76
English-learners left behind	33,287
Preschool children left behind	9,227
College students left behind	9,434

New Hampshire

Disadvantaged children left behind	9,996
Additional teachers to serve children	86
English-learners left behind	2,262
Preschool children left behind	5,997
College students left behind	8,444

New Jersey

Disadvantaged children left behind	97,766
Additional teachers to serve children	330
English-learners left behind	43,870
Preschool children left behind	58,372
College students left behind	64,449

New Mexico

Disadvantaged children left behind	53,434
Additional teachers to serve children	142
English-learners left behind	52,883
Preschool children left behind	22,936
College students left behind	26,895

New York

Disadvantaged children left behind	392,999
Additional teachers to serve children	1,114
English-learners left behind	198,323
Preschool children left behind	195,035
College students left behind	275,909

North Carolina

Disadvantaged children left behind	128,461
Additional teachers to serve children	335
English-learners left behind	43,825
Preschool children left behind	61,866
College students left behind	74,248

North Dakota

Disadvantaged children left behind	9,128
Additional teachers to serve children	104
English-learners left behind	7,361
Preschool children left behind	7,478
College students left behind	10,633

Ohio

Disadvantaged children left behind	166,446
Additional teachers to serve children	667
English-learners left behind	16,480
Preschool children left behind	110,519
College students left behind	102,603

Oklahoma

Disadvantaged children left behind	70,473
Additional teachers to serve children	193
English-learners left behind	36,223
Preschool children left behind	35,865
College students left behind	46,806

Oregon

Disadvantaged children left behind	49,662
Additional teachers to serve children	156
English-learners left behind	39,302
Preschool children left behind	26,630
College students left behind	34,140

Pennsylvania

Disadvantaged children left behind	181,380
Additional teachers to serve children	574
English-learners left behind	26,006
Preschool children left behind	102,179
College students left behind	113,314

Puerto Rico

Disadvantaged children left behind	275,638
Additional teachers to serve children	790
English-learners left behind	496,073
Preschool children left behind	109,261
College students left behind	169,997

Rhode Island

Disadvantaged children left behind	17,304
Additional teachers to serve children	74
English-learners left behind	8,428
Preschool children left behind	9,879
College students left behind	12,692

South Carolina

Disadvantaged children left behind	80,025
Additional teachers to serve children	217
English-learners left behind	5,810
Preschool children left behind	36,609
College students left behind	42,923

South Dakota

Disadvantaged children left behind	14,105
Additional teachers to serve children	96
English-learners left behind	4,880
Preschool children left behind	8,430
College students left behind	11,076

Tennessee

Disadvantaged children left behind	102,220
Additional teachers to serve children	275
English-learners left behind	10,348
Preschool children left behind	52,388
College students left behind	56,605

Texas

Disadvantaged children left behind	495,163
Additional teachers to serve children	1,242
English-learners left behind	472,814
Preschool children left behind	211,848
College students left behind	221,520

Utah

Disadvantaged children left behind	28,300
Additional teachers to serve children	117
English-learners left behind	36,521
Preschool children left behind	16,914
College students left behind	33,541

Vermont

Disadvantaged children left behind	7,193
Additional teachers to serve children	83
English-learners left behind	827
Preschool children left behind	6,073
College students left behind	6,176

Virginia

Disadvantaged children left behind	88,885
Additional teachers to serve children	286
English-learners left behind	31,010
Preschool children left behind	44,471
College students left behind	60,879

Washington

Disadvantaged children left behind	84,088
Additional teachers to serve children	269
English-learners left behind	48,486
Preschool children left behind	45,349
College students left behind	52,461

West Virginia

Disadvantaged children left behind	41,018
Additional teachers to serve children	150
English-learners left behind	945
Preschool children left behind	22,675
College students left behind	24,289

Wisconsin

Disadvantaged children left behind	63,114
Additional teachers to serve children	272
English-learners left behind	29,290
Preschool children left behind	40,542
College students left behind	38,857

Wyoming

Disadvantaged children left behind	7,577
Additional teachers to serve children	88
English-learners left behind	2,093
Preschool children left behind	5,541
College students left behind	5,499

Notes on numbers

General Source Note: Estimates were derived by Fiscal Planning Services, Inc. (FPSi) from U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services budget data. For more information, see detailed data or contact NEA Government Relations at 202/822-7405.

Title 1 (Disadvantaged Children): Estimates include all four formula grants: Basic (section 1124), Concentration (section 1124A), Targeted (section 1125), and Education Finance Incentive (section 1125A). Full funding estimates are based on the Congressional Research Service's calculation of maximum payments for poor children as authorized.

Teachers: Estimates reflect the number of additional teachers who could be hired at an average starting salary under full funding of the Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Programs.

English-language learners: Full funding estimate is based on restoring the peak level of support per limited-English-proficient student as was funded under the antecedent program.

Head Start (Preschoolers): The full funding estimate is based on the cost of serving all eligible children (of any age prior to compulsory school attendance) from low-income households as authorized. Head Start is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Pell Grants (College Students): Estimates reflect program costs. Authorization and full funding estimates are based on the cost of increasing the maximum award to the authorized level for academic year 2003-2004.

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