Committee increases education spending for 2019 budget, doesn't ban schools from using grant money for guns - Entrepreneur Generations

A committee of House and Senate members who oversee education struck a deal Sept. 13 that would increase funding to the U.S. Department of Education by $581 million and give more funding to programs for vocational education, special education, Head Start and charter schools. The committee agreed to set total spending for education at almost $71.5 billion in the fiscal year 2019 budget. The committee did not ban schools from using Every Student Succeeds Act grants to pay for firearms or firearms training.

"In general, the spending deal rejects the Trump administration's fiscal 2019 proposal that calls for slashing the department's overall budget, the elimination of several programs, and the creation of school choice initiatives," Andrew Ujifusa reports for Education Week. "The budget deal does rescind $600 million in previously appropriated reserve funding for Pell Grants. If you include that figure in the calculations about decline or growth in spending, then the deal would keep Education Department funding virtually flat compared to current levels. The agreement must now be approved by both the full House and Senate before heading for Trump's desk.

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