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| Contentid | 10797 |
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| Title | President’s Budget Request and Language Education |
| Body | On February 1, 2010, the President’s Education Budget request was released and JNCL-NCLIS staff attended the briefing at the Department of Education held by Secretary Arne Duncan and his staff. This year’s budget request was particularly concerning for many in the audience due to the initiative to increase accountability and transparency of education programs by eliminating many programs and consolidating many others into six funding streams. Reforms similar in nature to Race to the Top (which would receive an additional $1.35 billion) and i3 grants would continue and expand. The consolidation effort was vast, affecting programs and dedicated funding streams throughout the entire Department. Included in the consolidation would be the Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) and many other programs that provide federal funding for languages and international education for U.S. students, which would be grouped into one of the six main funding streams. Many programs of importance to JNCL-NCLIS, FLAP among them, would be consolidated into the category for “well-rounded education” along with history, economics, the arts, and other subject areas. Overall, the Administration’s request would allocate more money to federal education programs, but the nature of the consolidations would make it so that smaller programs and subject areas are in direct competition for federal grants in larger competitions, rather than holding several smaller competitions which have their own dedicated funding as is the current situation. JNCL-NCLIS is preparing a letter to express concerns regarding the President’s Request to send to Secretary Duncan. Please find the Press Release and related information at: http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2010/02/02012010.html Lenker,A. JNCL-NCLIS, http://www.languagepolicy.org |
| Source | JNCL-NCLIS |
| Inputdate | 2010-02-21 11:56:32 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2010-02-21 11:56:32 |
| Expdate | 2011-02-21 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2010-02-23 00:00:00 |
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