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Sunday, September 08, 2002
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=3945 Ed-tech budget battle begins: Senate, Bush admin square off over funding eSchool News staff and wire service reports Education leaders and members of Congress are bracing for another lengthy fight over key ed-tech programs in the 2003 federal budget. The first round began July 16, when the Senate subcommittee that oversees education spending voted to fund several programs the Bush administration wants to eliminate—including Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3), Community Technology Centers (CTC), and Star Schools. The House has not yet addressed its version of the education budget bill but is expected to cut these programs according to the president’s budget request. A similar fight occurred last year, when the Bush administration and members of the House favored a strictly block-grant approach to school technology funding, while the Senate opted to keep some specific programs. These programs ultimately were preserved but with reduced funding....
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