From ALAWON
President Bush\’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) package was unveiled today by Congressman Boehner (R-OH), Chair of the House Education and the Workforce Committee. The \”No Child Left Behind Act of 2001\”, H.R. 1, stresses the importance of early child reading and literacy programs.
Due to the enormous grassroots efforts from library advocates and E-rate supporters, President Bush\’s education plan would not move the E-rate from the FCC and consolidate it with other education technology programs at the Department of Education. President Bush\’s initial education proposal would have shifted E-rate funds
from the stable and reliable funding source it now enjoys as part of the Universal Service Fund administered by the FCC to the Department of Education and the E-rate funds would have then been part of the annual appropriations process.
More details will be provided in later ALAWONS.
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