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Status of Federal Literacy Programs

Status of Federal Literacy Programs. Funding for FY 11, Looking at FY 12, Debt-Ceiling and Reauthorization. What will we touch on. Fiscal Year 11 – School Year 11-12 What the outlook is for FY 12 How does the debt ceiling debate impact schools & literacy ESEA Reauthorization

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Status of Federal Literacy Programs

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  1. Status of Federal Literacy Programs Funding for FY 11, Looking at FY 12, Debt-Ceiling and Reauthorization

  2. What will we touch on • Fiscal Year 11 – School Year 11-12 • What the outlook is for FY 12 • How does the debt ceiling debate impact schools & literacy • ESEA Reauthorization • Common Core Standards • Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Richard Long, International Reading Association

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  4. Fiscal Year 11 – the deal • Cut spending by $42 billion • Literacy programs hit hard • Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy • National Writing Project, RIF, others • Over 38 education programs zeroed out • Many cuts • Race to the Top (+700 million); Promise Neighborhoods, I-3 Richard Long, International Reading Association

  5. December 2010 HR 1 Several short-term CR’s Last minute deal – April 8th The Speaker & Majority Leader The recent budget fight Richard Long, International Reading Association

  6. FY 12 – looking ahead • House Budget chair proposing massive cuts • Non-defense discretionary • Medicare • President • Defense • Non-defense discretionary • Increased Taxes • Entitlements Richard Long, International Reading Association

  7. Debt Ceiling • Current debt over $14 trillion • Spending 30% more than revenues • Must be passed by mid-June or so • Tea party talking about Federal government spending 18% of GDP • Changes in budget processes Richard Long, International Reading Association

  8. ESEA • 82% of schools in improvement by 2012 • NCLB – • Equity • Closing achievement gap • Set-asides • Sanctions Richard Long, International Reading Association

  9. Status - Senate • Senate • Harkin staff drafting • Gang of 4 meeting • Literacy language being drafted • Teacher quality • College & Career Ready • Memorial Day?? Richard Long, International Reading Association

  10. Status - House • First hearing on April 14th • More hearings in May • Focus on • vouchers/charters • Federal/state/district relationship • Flexibility • Three to five bills Richard Long, International Reading Association

  11. Common Core Standards • 41 states & District of Columbia • Two assessment consortia • Two consortia’s working on assessments • Lots of issues – pilots by 2013?? • Role of formative assessments Richard Long, International Reading Association

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  14. Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy • FY 10 money $189 million – competitively awarded • 46 states have or are working plans • Over 35 submitting applications – May 9th due date • Interesting use of technology in process Richard Long, International Reading Association

  15. More information • IRA conference in Orlando • Legislative Workshop • State Session on Common Core Standards • Other sessions • www.ed.gov • http://thomas.loc.gov • www.reading.org\advocacy Richard Long, International Reading Association

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