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FEDERAL K-12 EDUCATION UPDATE, 2014
Presentation by Tom CorwinPenn Hill Group
Florida K-12 Grant Developers NetworkWinter ConferenceFebruary 7, 2014
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Topics FY 2014 final appropriations action
Trends in appropriations for major programs Notable provisions in the FY 2014 Act
Anticipated FY 2014 competitions FY 2015 budget Status of major authorizing legislation Pending changes in Hill leadership
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ED Discretionary Appropriations, 2008-2014
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Trends in Major Formula Program Appropriations($ in millions)
FY 2008 FY 2009(including ARRA)
FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 Difference2008-2014
Title I LEA Grants
$13,899 $24,492 $14,517 $13,760 $14,385 +3.4%
IDEA Part B
10,492 22,805 11,578 10,975 11,473 +4.8%
SIG 491 3,546 534 506 506 +2.9%Title II-A 2,935 2,948 2,467 2,338 2,350 -19.9%Title III 700 730 732 693 723 +3.3%21st Century CLCs
1,081 1,132 1,152 1,092 1,149 +6.3%
Perkins CTE
1,161 1,161 1,123 1,064 1,118 -3.7%
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Appropriations for Selected Competitive Programs
($ in millions)FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
Race to the Top $549 $520 $250Investing in Innovation
149 142 142
Striving Readers
160 151 158
Safe and Drug-Free Schools
65 61 90
Phys Ed 79 75 75El-Sec Counseling
53 50 50
Promise Neighborhoods
60 57 57
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Additional Competitive Programs
FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014Teacher Incentive Fund
$299 $284 $289
Transition to Teaching
26 25 14
School Leadership
29 28 26
Charter Schools 255 242 248Magnet Schools 97 92 92Arts in Education
25 24 25
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Programs for which funding has been terminated since FY 2011 Teaching American History Smaller Learning Communities Improving Literacy through School Libraries Even Start Foreign Language Assistance Safe and Drug-Free Schools State Grants Alcohol Abuse Reduction Tech-Prep Education Technology Voluntary Public School Choice Parent Information and Resource Centers Women’s Educational Equity
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Significant Provisions in FY 14 Act
Race to the Top All funding is for Early Childhood Challenge
School Improvement Grants States may make 5-year awards SIG funds may be used for an evidence-based whole-school
reform strategy undertaken in partnership with a strategy developer
SIG funds may also be used to implement a State-determined school improvement strategy that has been established by the SEA with the approval of the Secretary
Charter Schools Funds may be used to support preschool education in charter
schools Javits Gifted and Talented
Funding restored ($5 million), all for the national research center
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Anticipated 2014 Competitions
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Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge
Race to the Top/Early Learning Challenge $250 million Grants to States, must be awarded by December 31 Joint ED/HHS administration For activities that build the capacity of States to
develop, enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs for children from families at or below 200 percent of the poverty line
Subgrantees that are LEAs must form “strong partnerships” with early learning providers, and vice versa
Report language: the Secretary shall make two types of awards – to “low-capacity” and “high-capacity” States
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Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Administration requested about $194 million; final number is $90 million; continuation base only $3 million.
FY 14 proposals: School Climate Transformation Grants
(separate SEA and LEA competitions) to to help schools train teachers and other school staff to implement evidence-based strategies to improve school climate Projected application publication date: April 11 Projected application deadline: May 21 Originally planned amount of funding: $50
million
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Additional Safe and Drug-Free Schools Competitions
“Project Prevent” grants to help schools in communities with pervasive violence break the cycle of violence Projected application notice publication: April 25 Projected deadline: June 9 Originally planned amount of funding: $25 million
Grants to SEAs to help LEAs develop, implement, and improve their emergency management plans Projected application notice publication: April 3 Projected deadline: May 19 Originally planned amount of funding: $30 million
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Innovative Approaches to Literacy
Grants to LEAs for literacy projects involving literacy and to national organizations for book distribution
$25 million available in FY 2014; all for new grants
Projected application notice publication: June 18
Projected deadline: July 18
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“School Turnaround Leaders” Appears to be new competition funded
from SIG national activities set-aside Projected application notice publication:
April 30 Projected deadline: June 29
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Elementary and Secondary School Counseling
Appropriation is $49.6 million Continuations should be about $35
million Projected announcement date: March 18 Projected deadline: May 2
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Charter Schools Competitions
$248.2 million appropriation Appropriations language requires at least:
$45 million for Replication and Expansion (Charter Management Organizations)
$11 million for State Facilities Incentive Grants
$12 million for Credit Enhancement for Facilities
CMO competition should be $15 million; projected to begin February 5
SEA competition unlikely ED still developing final plans
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Arts in Education $25 million appropriation About $15 million available for new
awards ED website shows plans for competitions
under both Model Arts Program and Professional Development for Arts Educators, with dates TBD
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Investing in Innovation $141.6 million appropriation All of it available for new awards Grants do not have to be made until December
31 ED has announced plans to request applications
under all 3 program categories (Scale-Up, Validation, Development). Dates are TBD.
March 2013 regulations will likely govern, without change – Priorities for improving teacher and principal effectiveness, turning around low-performing schools, STEM, etc.
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Physical Education Appropriation = $74.6 million Continuations approximately $39 million Department has announced plans to
“fund down the slate”
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GEAR-UP $301.6 million appropriation Probably enough for $70 million in new
State and Partnership grants No TRIO precollege (Talent Search,
Upward Bound) competitions planned
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FY 2015 Budget Release delayed until March 4 (one
month late) The Budget Control Act caps the amount
for “non-defense discretionary” spending at only slightly above the 2014 level ($492.356 billion vs. $491.773 billion)
Needs in other areas (e.g., VA health care, Pell Grants) may make it difficult to achieve gains or even hold the line in K-12 education
Appropriators may try to move quickly
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State of the Union Items “ConnectED” (E-Rate) goal of connecting
99% of K-12 students with next-generation wireless and broadband technology within 5 years. President will announce philanthropic partnerships with companies like Apple, Microsoft, Spring, Verizon
Administration will announce winners of $100 million DOL high school initiative (funded with H-1B visa fees)
No mention of ESEA reauthorization (indicative of low priority?)
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REAUTHORIZATION ACTION
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Reauthorization DelaysStatute Last Year AuthorizedElementary and Secondary Education Act
2007
Workforce Incentive Act (including Adult Education)
2003
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act
2012
Higher Education Act 2014Education Sciences Reform Act/Education al Technical Assistance Act
2008
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Part B – permanently authorizedParts C and D -- 2010
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act
2002
Head Start Act 2012
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Reauthorization Act, 113th Congress
ESEA Passed the House (party-line vote) Reported out by the Senate Committee (party-line vote)
WIA Reported out by House Committee (party-line vote) Bipartisan bill reported out in Senate Committee
CCDBG Bipartisan bill reported out of Senate committee
HEA Initial hearings in both Houses
Perkins Act Initial bipartisan discussions and two hearings
ESRA Bipartisan discussions in House stuck on authorizing levels
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Pending Retirements, Term Limits
Sen. Tom Harkin (retiring) Chair, Senate HELP Committee Chair, Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education
Appropriations Rep. John Kline (term limited)
Chair, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Rep. George Miller (retiring)
Ranking Democrat, House Committee on Education and the Workforce
Rep. Jack Kingston (running for Senate) Chair, House Committee on Labor-HHS-Education
Appropriations