Chicago schools, public and nonpublic
combined, will have an extra $76 million to spend this school
year under the 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, called No Child Left Behind. Funding will rise
to $318.8 million, from $243 million, or 31 percent, according
to CPS budgets for 2001-02 and 2002-03. The following are major
categories with significant increases.*
|
|
Category
|
2001-02
|
2002-03
|
| Low-income students |
$175.8
|
$272.2
|
| Language acquisition |
3.8
|
11.0
|
| Discretionary |
5.1
|
10.0
|
| Technology |
7.2
|
8.3
|
| Reading First |
5.0
|
7.5
|
| Community schools |
NA
|
6.2
|
| Safe, drug-free schools |
4.0
|
5.0
|
*Selected sections in millions, rounded
Source: CPS final FY02, FY03 budgets, online. |
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