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  • Webinar Available Online + Power Point: Literacy, Rewriting ESEA & Funding

    Apr 20, 2011

    April 19th's Webinar on Literacy, Rewriting ESEA & Funding can be viewed here: Webinar | Power Point Presentation


  • Funding for FY 11 Deal Cuts Literacy - level funds Title I

    Apr 12, 2011

    The Budget Deal for FY 11:  Data from Senate press release focused on education department; these numbers do not include the 0.2% across the board cut.

     

    Title I grants to school districts: The bill provides $14.5 billion for this grant program, the same amount as last year.

     

    Striving Readers: The bill eliminates FY11 funding for this comprehensive literacy program, but does not rescind the FY10 funds.  This means that the grant competition continues – it uses FY 10 funds.

     

    Race to the Top: The final agreement provides $700 million for Race to the Top. The $700 million includes a new initiative for early childhood education. It is unclear if this is for the new district oriented Race to the Top (but I think it is). The bill also includes $150 million for Investing in Innovation.

     

    Teacher Incentive Fund: The bill provides $400 million, the same amount as last year.

    There will be a small set-aside for national programs to compete - this specifically includes the National Writing Project, Teacher for American, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.  It may well include Reading Is Fundalmental (RIF), but I haven't seen it in writing.  I will update this as I get confirmation.

     


  • April 19th: Webinar on Funding and Reauthorization of ESEA

    Apr 12, 2011
    Webinar on Funding and Reauthorization of ESEA participate in an IRA Webinar on Tuesday, April 19th at either 2pm Eastern or 8pm eastern.

    To register go here.

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