Received: from hotmail.com (f150.law11.hotmail.com [64.4.17.150]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id h0GL6VP23452 for <nifl-esl@nifl.gov>; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:06:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 13:03:41 -0800 Received: from 216.204.11.50 by lw11fd.law11.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:03:40 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.204.11.50] From: "Kimberly Cartier" <cartierkimberly@hotmail.com> To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8476] Re: Leave no child behind Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:03:40 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F1505Hlcn5imbxoozfF0000867d@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Jan 2003 21:03:41.0124 (UTC) FILETIME=[BF46E040:01C2BDA2] Status: O Content-Length: 5010 Lines: 145 Complaints about "complaints" hardly qualify as "useful discussion." Kimberly >From: Lisa Pierce <ldpierce@emlc.org> >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8436] Re: Leave no child behind >Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:46:37 -0500 (EST) > >Can we leave this list open to useful discussions rather than take up space >as a complaint forum? Thank you. >Lisa > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sherry Migdail [SMTP:shermigd@erols.com] >Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:23 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8435] Re: Leave no child behind > >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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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