On the recordSeptember 9, 2003
Mr. President, when President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act, he promised to give schools the funding they needed to help every young person in this country succeed in the classroom. That promise has not been kept. And there is no better example of that broken promise than the education funding levels in this appropriations bill. The most glaring example is the title I program. Title I helps the students who need help the most--the millions who are being left behind. It is also the program that, under the No Child Left Behind Act, will hold schools accountable for improving student performance. ... The authorized amount for fiscal year 2004 is $18.5 billion. That is enough to fully serve 6.2 million needy children, according to the Congressional Research Service. How much does this bill provide? This bill provides just $12.4 billion. That is enough to fully serve only 4.1 million children.
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