Sentences with phrase «in federal education spending»

The landmark No Child Left Behind legislation was accompanied by big increases in federal education spending.

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.

The new law also includes a boost in federal education spending, which translates into an additional $ 240 million for Illinois.

Last month, Congress approved the biggest increase ever in federal education spending — 18 percent.

The accountability provisions of the law bedevil the unions to this day, but the large increase in federal education spending ended up helping the unions» bottom line, as still more teachers and support workers were hired.

I find it ironic that of all the waste in federal education spending, Republicans might cut some of the few programs that are actually tied to funding non-governmental organizations that work.

Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney favour charter schools, but at a time of probable cuts in federal education spending their growth may slow.

The platform also prioritizes state and local control of schools, emphasizing the need to rein in federal education spending.

Congress» New Year's Day drama, ending a stalemate over extending tax cuts for all but the wealthy, delays rather than resolves an across - the - board 8.2 percent decrease in federal education spending.

Attached to the treats was a letter claiming that 4 million cookies would have to be sold at that price to replace proposed reductions in federal education spending.

«Elise unfortunately voted to reduce future funding for Pell Grants,» said Derrick, who called for an increase in federal education spending.

President Barack Obama's budget proposal next month will include a request for a $ 2.7 billion increase in federal education spending.