Class Size Reduction  $1.2 billion in FY1999, $1.3 billion in FY2000  (a $100 million increase)		Helps school districts hire 100,000 teachers over 7 years to reduce class sizes in grades 1-3 to a nationwide average of 18.
21st Century Community Learning Centers 21stcclc/  $200 million in FY1999, $453.7 million in FY2000  (a $253.7 million increase)		Funds school-community partnerships to keep schools open after-school and summers as safe havens for enhanced learning.
Reading Excellence  $260 million in FY1999, $260 million in FY2000  (no increase)		Helps children learn to read well and independently by the end of the third grade through reading instruction based on scientifically based reading research, professional development, family literacy, and extended learning activities.
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund  $425 million in FY1999, $425 million in FY2000  (no increase)		Provides funds to states, which award 95 percent as subgrants to districts to help carry out state and local education technology plans. Districts with the highest poverty and greatest need for technology receive priority.
Safe and Drug Free Schools—Middle School Coordinators Program  $35 million in FY1999, $50 million in FY2000  (a $15 million increase)		Enables Middle Schools to hire alcohol, drug and violence prevention coordinators.
Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program  $145 million in FY1999, $220 million in FY2000  (a $75 million increase)		Helps raise student achievement by assisting public schools across the country to implement effective, comprehensive school reforms that are based on reliable research and effective practices, and include an emphasis on basic academics and parental involvement.
Public Charter Schools Program  $100 million in FY1999, $145 million in FY2000  (a $45 million increase)		Helps charter schools meet start-up costs associated with creating their new public schools, such as developing curriculum, purchasing equipment, or providing professional development for teachers.
Advanced Placement Incentive Program  $4 million in FY1999, $15 million in FY2000  (an $11 million increase)		Enables States to reimburse part or all of the cost of test fees for eligible low-income individuals.
College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and High School Equivalency Program (HEP)  $13 million in FY1999, $22 million in FY2000  (a $9 million combined increase)		CAMP assists migrant and seasonal farmworkers to complete the first academic year of college and succeed in postsecondary education. HEP assists migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their children to obtain a secondary school diploma or a GED certificate and to continue their postsecondary education or to enter career positions.
Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants  $75 million in FY1999, $98 million in FY2000  (a $23 million increase)		Funds State, Partnership, and Teacher Recruitment projects that support systemic change in state teacher licensure policies and practices; projects to promote comprehensive and lasting change to teacher preparation programs; and the recruitment and preparation of excellent teachers for America's classrooms.
Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology Program (PT3)  $75 million in FY1999, $75 million in FY2000  (no increase)		A national teacher preparation reform initiative to ensure that all future teachers are technology-proficient educators who are well prepared to teach 21st Century students.
Bilingual Professional Development Program  $50 million in FY1999, $75 million in FY2000  (a $25 million increase)		Three competitive grant programs to meet the need for fully certified bilingual and ESL teachers and other educational personnel, and to insure well-prepared personnel to provide services to limited English proficient students.
GEAR UP for College Program  $120 million in FY1999, $200 million in FY2000  (an $80 million increase)		A long-range early college preparation and awareness program that gives low-income students and their families pathways to college by partnering middle and high schools with colleges and community organizations or through State-administered programs.
Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships  $10 million in FY1999, $15 million in FY2000  (a $5 million increase)		Supports postsecondary partnerships among colleges, businesses, and other organizations to promote technology-mediated distance education that is not limited by time or place.
New American High Schools  $4.05 million in FY1999, $4 million in FY2000  (no increase)		Showcases and supports outstanding high schools that have committed to extensive reform efforts, raised academic standards for all students, and achieved excellent results.
New Initiatives
Smaller Learning Communities Initiative  $45 million in FY2000		Helps LEAs plan, develop and implement smaller learning communities (goal of not more than 600 students in a learning community) for students in large high schools (defined as 1,000 students or more) to create a more personalized high school experience for students and improve student achievement.
Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Program  $20 million in FY2000		Provides grants to establish or expand counseling programs in elementary schools.
Safe and Drug Free Schools—Alternative Education Programs for Suspended and Expelled Youth  $10 million in FY2000		Helps school districts identify effective procedures, policies, and programs that serve to discipline students without suspending or expelling them.
American Indian Teacher Corps Professional Development Grants  $10 million in FY2000		The American Indian Teacher Corps initiative combines several program elements in a manner that will effectively train 1,000 new teachers to work in schools with high concentrations of Indian students.

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