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From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2014/03/obama_budget_proposes_modest_b.html

Obama Budget Proposes Modest Bump for English-Learner Programs
By Lesli A. Maxwell
March 4, 2014

President Barack Obama's fiscal 2015 budget blueprint would raise spending levels slightly for states and local districts to support instruction for English-language learners, after several years of declining funding that was further eroded by sequestration.

The proposed budget—unveiled by the president earlier today at an elementary school in Washington—asks for $723 million in spending on English-language acquisition programs.

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