TALKING POINTS ON FY’07 FEDERAL BUDGET

Title II-D

Eliminating this program harms the ability of our students to compete in the current technological society.

Retraining student in technology costs business and industry dollars which they will pass along to consumers in the form of higher prices.

Most of this money is aimed at urban public and nonpublic schools which most need the technology.

Provide instances of how this money has been utilized in your own school community.

Title IV

These funds have been used for school safety measures (particularly in light of 9-11), as well as student health services and drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention programs.

Many of our school use the services of Catholic Charities to provide these services.

Describe how the program has been used in your particular school setting.

Title V-A

This source of funding, called Innovative Programs, provides flexibility for individual public and nonpublic schools to address unique needs of their student population.

This program has been the largest single source of equitable participation by nonpublic school students in the past.

Describe how your school has used these funds (formerly known as Chapter 2 Block Grants) in the past.

GENERAL MESSAGE: The federal investment in education should not be reduced/eliminated to achieve a balanced budget or to eradicate the deficit.