[AAACE-NLA] Fwd: [NIFL-FAMILY:1758] Good News for Family Literacy

[David Rosen]

AAACE-NLA Colleagues,

In case you haven't seen this good news.....

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net


Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Tony Peyton" <tpeyton at famlit.org>
> Date: Fri Jan 23, 2004  9:41:26 AM US/Eastern
> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family at literacy.nifl.gov>
> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1758] Good News for Family Literacy
> Reply-To: nifl-family at nifl.gov
>
> Good News for Family Literacy!
>
> It is official... Congress has approved level funding for Even Start
> ($248.375 million) for fiscal year 2004.
>
> Yesterday, by a vote of 65-28, the Senate approved the fiscal year 2004
> Omnibus Appropriations Conference Report.  The same conference report 
> was
> approved by the House of Representatives on December 8, 2003.  The 
> measure
> now awaits the President's signature.
>
> Family literacy advocates should be commended for their work in 
> educating
> lawmakers about the importance of family literacy. As you recall, both 
> the
> Administration and Senate had proposed to cut Even Start to $175 
> million in
> FY 2004. Thanks to the hard work of family literacy supporters across 
> the
> nation, Congress agreed to not cut Even Start funding.
>
> Other important FY 2004 funding levels:
> Adult Education State Grants: $577,781,000
> Adult Education National Leadership Activities: $9,223,000
> NIFL: $6,732,000
> Head Start: $6,815,570,000
>
> Now the fiscal year 2005 appropriations process will begin.  Next 
> month the
> President will release his FY 2005 budget request.  I'll be sure to let
> everyone know what is requested for Even Start as soon as we hear.
>
> Keep up the great work!
>
> Tony Peyton
> National Center for Family Literacy
> 325 W. Main Street, Suite 300
> Louisville, KY 40202-4237
> (502) 584-1133 x.126
> fax - (502) 584-0172
> tpeyton at famlit.org