2004 Education Budget - By the numbers

I've been looking at the latest education budget since being
approved last week. Most spending levels are flat. Reading, mentoring and
sex ed got bumps. I did notice some areas where Bush (Rove) just
tried to kill programs and in some cases succeeded.

Here's the link..

www.ed.gov...

Here's the highlights in no specific order..

Comprehensive School Reform
2003 $233,473,000
Bush Request $0
2004 . $233,613,000

Preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology
2003 $62,094,000
Bush Request $0
2004 $0

Javits gifted and talented education
2003 $11,177,000
Bush Request $0
2004 $11,111,000

Foundations for learning grants
2003 $994,000
Bush Request $0
2004 $0

State assessments
2003 $384,484,000
Bush Request $390,000,000
2004 $390,000,000

Education for homeless children and youth
2003.. $54,642,000
Bush request $50,000,000
2004.. $59,646,000

Education for Native Hawaiians
2003 $30,798,000
Bush Request $18,300,000
2004 $33,302,000

Alaska Native Education Equity
2003 $30,798,000
Bush request $14,200,000
2004 $33,500,00

Rural Education
2003 $167,653,000
Bush Request $0
2004 $168,827,000

State grants for community service for expelled or suspended students
2003 $ 49,675,000
Bush Request $0
2004 $0

Dropout prevention program
2003 $10,929,000
Bush request $0
2004 $4,971,000

Arts in education
2003 $33,779,000
Bush request $0
2004 $35,071,000

Parental assistance information centers
2003 $42,224,000
Bush request $0
2004 $41,975,000

Women's educational equity
2003 $2,980,000
Bush request $0
2004 $2,962,000

Alchol abuse reduction
2003 $24,838,000
Bush request $0
2004 $29,823,000

Mentoring program
2003 $17,386,000
Bush request $100,000,000
2004 $49,705,000

Elementary and secondary school counseling
2003 $32,289,000
Bush request $0
2004 $33,799,000

State grants for incarcerated youth offenders
2003 $18,380,000
Bush request $0
2004 $19,882,000

Literacy programs for prisoners 2003
2003 $4,968,000
Bush request $0
2004 $4,971,000

In some cases this is good news, but mostly bad news.
Looks like Bush's favorite number is 0.

Lucky me I have to be in school for only 1.5 years more.

I noticed a drop-out prevention program.

I dropped out of school.
Took the GED test.
Passed on the first try.
Beat the living fu*k out of staying in school.

I'm going to actually agree with bush's $0 request.
Seems to me that money could be better used elsewhere.

Gee all those left wingers will get less jobs at the public trough.