K12> Congress Approves $101 Million for FY03 Math and Science Partnerships
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- Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 07:52:45 -0600
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Congress Approves $101 Million for FY03 Math and Science Partnerships
Last week the Senate and House approved the appropriations bill for FY03
programs which included funding of $101 million for the Math and Science
Partnerships (Title II Part B) at the U. S. Department of Education. The
funding was included as part of a giant omnibus spending package, which
rolled together funding for most federal programs.
The $101 million figure passed by the House and Senate is very important,
because the authorizing law for these programs (Title II Part B of No Child
Left Behind) requires the funds to be disbursed to the states when funding
reaches $100 million. Currently, since the program only received $12.5
million in funding for FY02, the grants were administered by the U. S.
Department of Education.
Initially these partnerships were to receive $100 million, and were subject
to a .65 percent across the board cut that Congress put in place for all
programs. Since the $100 million trigger may not have been implemented
because of the across the board cuts, the funding for the partnerships was
raised to $101 million.
This means that now these partnership funds will go as formula grants
directly to each State, and the State Education Agency will be responsible
for administering local grants to partnerships throughout the state. (For
an estimate of how much each state will receive, visit the NSTA website at
www.nsta.org, click on Math and Science Partnerships on the front page.)
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This huge increase to math and science education funding is largely thanks
to Congressman Ralph Regula (R-OH), chair of the Education Appropriations
Subcommittee. He has been a true champion for science and math education,
both nationwide and in Ohio, and he deserves our recognition and our
thanks. Ohio teachers are urged to take a moment to call or email Mr.
Regula and thank him for his generous support of science and math education
in the FY03 Appropriations bill. His contact information is:
Phone: 202-225-3876 (leave a message of support/thanks or speak to Laurie
and relay the message to her)
Phone, Canton office: 330-489-4414
Email: www.house.gov/regula
Snail Mail:
The Honorable Ralph Regula
U.S. House of Representatives
2306 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
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