Senate Labor/HHS/ED appropriations

The Committee for Education Funding is reporting:
Virtually all education programs are funded at the same level as FY06. No programs are eliminated.

The FY07 spending bill provides:
· $12.7 billion for Title I grants to local education agencies.
· $10.6 billion special education grants to states
· $2.7 billion to support state and local efforts to hire and retain "highly qualified" teachers, which is a cut of $140 million from FY06
· $1.1 billion Reading First state grants
· $669 million for English Language Acquisition state grants
· $100 million for states to provide funds for School Improvement grants under NCLB
· $35 million for Striving Readers

The bill includes more than $530 million for programs intended to promote American competitiveness globally, including:
· $195 million for Math and Science Partnerships
· $40 million for Advanced Placement Programs
· Restoration of $272.3 million for Educational Technology State Grants
· $26.2 million for Foreign Language Assistance programs