Sentences with phrase «federal education spending totaling»

The administration's FY2018 budget went further, targeting reductions in federal education spending totaling $ 9 billion, which would have amounted to a 13 percent cut in the DOE's $ 68 billion annual budget.

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And at the end of the day, the federal government accounts for less than ten percent of total spending on education, so any changes would be relatively modest.

Its principal task: to distribute federal funds to states and local school districts amounting to about 8 percent of the total spent nationally on education.

During Bush's administration, expenditures from federal coffers edged upward from 10 percent to 11 percent of total spending on K — 12 education (with the remainder of the costs shared about equally by state and local governments).

In order to grease the skids and encourage broader support, the bill expanded the total amount of federal money spent on education, and it created new programs devoted to pet causes of various congressional groups.

The Federal Government has released its budget for the year ahead, announcing a total spend in education of $ 33.7 billion, yet not all areas of education are set to benefit.

Federal funding constitutes a small but critical portion of total education spending.

On average, the federal government contributes about 10 percent to the total amount spent on public education, but these dollars account for a larger portion of many high - poverty districts» budgets.11 For example, Los Angeles Unified School District and Chicago Public Schools — both high - poverty districts — receive about 15 percent of their budgets from the Education Department.12 These dollars serve essential purposes, such as supplementing services for low - income students, defraying the cost of individualized education programs for students with disabilities, and compensating for a loss of property tax due to federally oweducation, but these dollars account for a larger portion of many high - poverty districts» budgets.11 For example, Los Angeles Unified School District and Chicago Public Schools — both high - poverty districts — receive about 15 percent of their budgets from the Education Department.12 These dollars serve essential purposes, such as supplementing services for low - income students, defraying the cost of individualized education programs for students with disabilities, and compensating for a loss of property tax due to federally owEducation Department.12 These dollars serve essential purposes, such as supplementing services for low - income students, defraying the cost of individualized education programs for students with disabilities, and compensating for a loss of property tax due to federally oweducation programs for students with disabilities, and compensating for a loss of property tax due to federally owned land.

Continuing this practice, while also reducing total ECS spending (compared to FY 2017 levels) in FYs 2018 and 2019, puts Connecticut at further risk of violating its federal maintenance of support (MOS) requirement, which is the primary fiscal measure by which states are judged to be eligible for federal funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

As a result, the federal share has reverted back to around 9 percent of total spending on public education.

As a share of total federal spending, education spending is very small — comprising just 4 percent of the 2013 federal budget.6 In contrast, as a share of state spending of state funds (excluding federal funds), public education is the largest spending item in most state budgets and has been for a long time, comprising about one - third of state spending over most of the past 25 years.

In addition to pressing the federal government to fully fund its share of the total cost of special education, the state should also revise its own complex model of paying for these services, said the task force, offering several suggestions for updating formulas and equalizing spending across various agencies.