President's Budget Would Cut Education Spending

Overview & Synopsis

This article discusses President Bush's budget cut on education spending. The president's blueprint for federal education spending in the next fiscal year includes a high-profile plan to boost math and science education, new money for private school vouchers, a renewed push to improve high schools--and the most drastic cut in Department of Education funding in more than a decade. Here, the author discusses the flat funding to K-12's two largest programs: Title I for low-income students and special education state grants. Among other things, she also discusses the disapproval of many education groups and federal lawmakers regarding the budget cut.