Education Funding
Ensure Great Public Schools for Every Child
HIGHLIGHTS
Recovery Act funds have helped states plug gaps in their education budgets, but states are still experiencing declining revenue which will continue to put pressure on their ability to provide students with the education resources they need. What happens when the Recovery Act money runs out, while the budget gaps continue to widen.otherwise known as the “funding cliff?”
See what this means for your state.
See how much money the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is providing education.
Fiscal Year 2010 Education Funding
Congress did not complete an education funding bill for fiscal year 2010 before the new fiscal year began on October 1, 2009. Education programs are being funded under a "continuing resolution" until congress acts on a new funding bill. Congress is expected to include education in a larger funding bill before adjourning in December.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a funding bill for education on July 30, 2009. See how had your state and congressional district would have fared under the bill.
The House has passed an NEA-supported education funding bill for Fiscal Year 2010, which begins October 1, 2009. See how your state and congressional district would have fared under the bill.
NEA has asked congress to provide funding similar to that in The House-passed bill.
That bill:
- Restores a cut to Title I proposed by the Administration. The funding provided for Title I will ensure that 20 million disadvantaged students in nearly 55,000 public schools receive the assistance they need to succeed. It also helps set the stage for preventing a future devastating drop-off in funding for Title I after funding provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act expires in 2011.
- Increases funding for Pell Grants for a maximum grant of $5,500 ($200 increase over the 2009 level of $5,300). This will ensure that the neediest students have greater purchasing power to access and complete the post-secondary education so critical to success in jobs with career potential and upward mobility.
- Increases funding for English Language Learner grants by $30 million (+4.4%, from $730 million to $760 million), thereby ensuring needed services for students for whom English is not the first language.
- Increases funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers by $50 million (+ 4.1%, from $1.13 billion to $1.18 billion), thereby increasing the number of students who can benefit from safe, high-quality, after-school programs.
- Increases funding for Impact Aid basic grants by $23 million (+2%, from $1.26 billion to $1.29 billion). This funding will help ensure that federally-impacted areas can continue to provide essential education services.
- Meets the President’s request for funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The $11.5 billion proposed funding level, which builds on the $11.3 billion provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will result in a historic federal contribution level toward the costs of educating students with disabilities.
- Increases funding for Head Start by $122 million (for a total of $7.2 billion). Head Start has a long history of success, providing high-quality early childhood education, health, social services, and parental involvement programs. The funding provided in the FY 2010 Appropriations bill will help more students benefit from this proven program.
