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February 9, 2007
Tell Senate to Act on Funding Resolution
The U.S. Senate
has not yet passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund programs for the
rest of the current fiscal year (through September 30, 2007). Because the previous
Congress did not pass a funding bill for FY 2007, the government has been
operating under a series of short-term CRs. Funding under the current CR
will expire on February 15 and, unless the Senate acts, the federal
government will shut down. More than four months into the fiscal year, it
is time to pass a long-term funding bill that tells schools how much money
they have for the rest of the year.
The Senate needs to act immediately to
pass a CR that mirrors the House-passed version, which:
- Raises the maximum Pell Grant
award from $4,050 to $4,310 - the first
increase in four years;
- Increases Title I funding by
$125 million (from $12.7 to $12.8
billion), reversing the decline in Title I funding in effect since
2005 and allowing additional reading and math services for some 38,000
eligible children;
- Provides $125 million for the
Title I School Improvement Fund, targeted to
schools with the greatest needs to implement improvements designed to
raise student achievement;
- Increases special education
funding under the Individuals with Disabilities; Education Act (IDEA)
by $200 million (from $10.6 to $10.8
billion).
Contact Your Senators Today
Tell the Senate to take immediate action to ensure the
resources necessary for great public schools by passing a continuing
resolution for FY07 that matches the levels in the House version.
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