February 2008 — News
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Bush Budget Cuts EETT
EETT was the only technology-specific item on the chopping block in the budget request, but it was far from alone. The budget proposal consisted of a total of $3.26 billion in cuts in 47 previously funded programs--ranging from the Teacher Quality Enhancement program to the Women's Educational Equity program. The complete list of programs proposed for elimination includes:
| Program Proposed for Zero Funding | FY 2008 Budget (in Millions) |
| Academies for American History and Civics | $1.9 |
| Advanced Credentialing | 9.6 |
| Alaska Native Education Equity | 33.3 |
| Alcohol Abuse Reduction | 32.4 |
| Arts in Education | 37.5 |
| B.J. Stupak Olympic Scholarships | 1.0 |
| Byrd Honors Scholarships | 40.3 |
| Career and Technical Education National Programs | 7.9 |
| Career and Technical Education State Grants | 1,160.9 |
| Civic Education | 31.9 |
| Close Up Fellowships | 1.9 |
| Comprehensive School Reform | 1.6 |
| Demonstration Projects for Students with Disabilities | 6.8 |
| Education for Native Hawaiians | 33.3 |
| Educational Technology State Grants | 267.5 |
| Elementary and Secondary School Counseling | 48.6 |
| Even Start | 66.5 |
| Excellence in Economic Education | 1.4 |
| Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners | 8.8 |
| Federal Perkins Loans Cancellations | 64.3 |
| Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants | 757.5 |
| Foundations for Learning | 1.0 |
| Javits Gifted and Talented Education | 7.5 |
| Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnerships | 63.9 |
| Mental Health Integration in Schools | 4.9 |
| Mentoring | 48.5 |
| Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers | 2.2 |
| National Writing Project | 23.6 |
| Parental Information and Resource Centers | 38.9 |
| Physical Education | 75.7 |
| Projects With Industry | 19.2 |
| Reading is Fundamental | 24.6 |
| Ready to Teach | 10.7 |
| Recreational Programs | 2.5 |
| School Leadership | 14.5 |
| Smaller Learning Communities | 80.1 |
| Special Olympics Education Program | 11.8 |
| State Grants for Incarcerated Youth Offenders | 22.4 |
| Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions | 11.6 |
| Supported Employment State Grants | 29.2 |
| Teacher Quality Enhancement | 33.7 |
| Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow: Baccalaureate/Master's STEM | 2.0 |
| Tech-Prep Education State Grants | 102.9 |
| Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program | 2.9 |
| Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Career and Technical Institutions | 7.5 |
| Underground Railroad Program | 1.9 |
| Women's Educational Equity | 1.8 |
| Total | $3,260.4 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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