Received: from smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net (smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.62]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id h09EKWP28420 for <nifl-esl@nifl.gov>; Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:20:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from 66-44-49-213.s2499.apx1.lnhdc.md.dialup.rcn.com ([66.44.49.213] helo=yourw92p4bhlzg) by smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 3.35 #4) id 18WdXs-0005O4-00 for nifl-esl@nifl.gov; Thu, 09 Jan 2003 09:20:32 -0500 Message-ID: <000801c2b7ea$45c05ca0$d5312c42@yourw92p4bhlzg> From: "Sherry Migdail" <shermigd@erols.com> To: <nifl-esl@nifl.gov> References: <004401c2b7d1$847679c0$09150785@fedu.fukuiu.ac.jp> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8435] Re: Leave no child behind Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:19:56 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Status: O Content-Length: 3998 Lines: 107 There appears to be a method in this madness i.e., pass legislation but do not authorize funding - education has been left very far behind ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Jannuzi" <jannuzi@edu00.f-edu.fukui-u.ac.jp> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 6:21 AM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8434] Leave no child behind > See article below for what is going to get left behind in bilingual and ESL > education. > > Charles Jannuzi > Fukui, Japan > > http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030108/clw022_1.html > > Press Release Source: Office of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones > > > Tubbs Jones Says 'No Child Left Behind' Education Plan 'Left Funding Behind' > Wednesday January 8, 5:33 pm ET > > > WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed > the "No Child Left Behind Act" with a great deal of fanfare. The bipartisan > No Child Left Behind Act mandated high expectations that promised additional > resources to elevate student achievement and the money necessary to raise > teacher quality, reduce class sizes, and implement other initiatives proven > to help children learn. > One month after signing into law the No Child Left Behind Act in January > 2002, President Bush submitted his FY 2003 budget to Congress, which > completely undercut the landmark education act he had just signed. > Specifically, the FY 2003 Bush education budget cuts $90 million from the FY > 2002 enacted level for No Child Left Behind programs. > > "The No Child Left Behind Act seems to have left behind the funding > necessary for every child to receive a quality education," said Rep. Tubbs > Jones. > > The FY 2003 Bush education budget threatens to undermine education reform by > doing following: > > * Cuts Teacher Quality. The Teacher Quality Initiative helps states and > school districts reduce class sizes and better recruit and train > teachers. The Republican budget cuts teacher quality programs by 4%, > eliminating high-quality training for 18,000 teachers. > * Falls Short on Title I. The Bush budget falls more than $4 billion > short of the No Child Left Behind Act's authorization level for Title > I. > As a result of growing demand, an estimated 250,000 more eligible > children would be left behind by Title I next year than were this > year. > * Fails Promise to Fully Fund Special Education. The President's budget > includes only a $1 billion increase for the long under-funded special > education program (IDEA). At this rate, it will take another 15 years > to reach the level of funding promised by the Congress 27 years ago. > * Freezes After-School Programs. The No Child Left Behind Act promised a > $500 million increase for after-school programs in FY 2003. By > instead > freezing the budget for this initiative at $1 billion, the Republican > budget denies 33,000 children safe places to learn after school. > * Cuts Safe and Drug-Free Schools by $103 Million. The Republican > budget > cuts funding for this program by 14%. This program helps make our > schools safe by supporting comprehensive, integrated approaches to > drug > and violence prevention. > * Fails to Increase Bilingual Education. Finally, the Republican budget > freezes Bilingual Education - a cut after inflation - even though > schools must teach 300,000 more students with limited English > proficiency next year. > > > One of the first orders of business of the 108th Congress will be passing > the remaining appropriations bills for FY 2003. During this process, > Democrats will fight for adequate funding for No Child Left Behind > programs -- resisting the inadequate funding provided in the Republican > budget. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > Source: Office of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones > >
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