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>From Sheryl Cohen's CEF news (my highlights): * President's budget outline expected March 14 - The outline of the President's fiscal year 2018 - the so-called "skinny budget" without much programmatic detail - is expected to be released on Tuesday, March 14. We're hearing lots of rumors about what will and won't be in the budget request: o there will be deep cuts to education programs, possibly along the lines of what was in last year's budget proposal<http://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/report/blueprint-balance-federal-budget-2017> by the Heritage Foundation, along with reprogramming some existing funding to private school vouchers and charters; and o there may not be specific mandatory spending proposals, just discretionary totals, possibly by agency. * Trump plan for tax credits for charter schools and vouchers - The Trump administration is reportedly considering a federal tax credit proposal aimed at expanding the use of charter schools and vouchers, allowing low-income families to use public money for private school tuition. The details of the proposal are not yet known, but sources told Politico that the program "might be capped at a level as high as $20 billion, and resemble legislation first introduced by Republicans Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rep. Todd Rokita of Indiana in 2013, called the Educational Opportunities Act." The bill (S.809) created a federal tax credit for individuals to attend private schools of up to $4,500. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was supportive of the bill in the past, and Rob Goad, education advisor on the White House Domestic Policy Council, is a former aide of Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN), who cosponsored the legislation. We will continue to monitor developments of the initiative. * Secretary DeVos on education funding and upcoming changes - In an interview<https://www.axios.com/what-betsy-devos-wishes-she-said-at-her-confirmation-hearing-2266444767.html> published on Friday, DeVos said she couldn't think of any issues where the federal government should intervene in school policy. She also said the following: o On education funding: "There's clearly an opportunity to slim down the department in some ways. I don't know if that will ultimately significantly reduce the overall expenditure, but it may, it may help incentivize states in other ways." o On likely school changes: "I expect there will be more public charter schools. I expect there will be more private schools. I expect there will be more virtual schools. I expect there will be more schools of any kind that haven't even been invented yet." [clasp-email-logo] Judy Mortrude Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success CLASP | 1200 18th Street NW | Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20036 p (202) 906-8014 cell (651) 276-7067 | jmortrude@clasp.org<mailto:jmortrude@clasp.org> Receive updates<http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5728/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=5471> from CLASP's Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success! [http://www.charitynavigator.org/_gfx_/promo/new/4star88x31.gif] <http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=9420#.Vstdxk9GW71>

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I just wanted to add a note from the CEF meeting on Friday. Although there is still a fairly widespread assumption that the FY17 fiscal year will be settled with another CR once the current CR expires on 4/28, I had sort of blissfully assumed that it would be more or less a continuation of the current CR, with spending levels therefore remaining more or less “frozen” at FY16 numbers (less the tiny across the board cut they had to make to stay under the caps). But now the word is that to the extent possible, that second CR is going to try to follow the priorities reflected in the FY17 appropriation bills that were passed…. which means that while I still think adult ed fairly safe from a FY17 cut, I’m a little more worried that shenanigans of some sort may be in store for education programs if Congress tries, for example, to provide the money for NIH that they wanted to do in those bills. So still not terribly worried but we need to stay alert as the FY17 process moves forward. Also - I highly recommend reading the interview wit DeVos noted at the end of Sheryl’s message. Here is the last paragraph in full: In her ideal world, the federal government has any a role in education? She said that a lot of people are asking that question but that she hasn't reached a conclusion. "I think in some of the areas around protecting students and ensuring safe environments for them, there is a role to play ... I mean, when we had segregated schools and when we had a time when, you know, girls weren't allowed to have the same kind of sports teams — I mean, there have been important inflection points for the federal government to get involved." But are there any remaining issues like that where the federal government should intervene? "I can't think of any now," she replied. Jeff > On Feb 22, 2017, at 11:25 AM, Judy Mortrude <jmortrude@clasp.org> wrote: > > From Sheryl Cohen’s CEF news (my highlights): > > · President’s budget outline expected March 14 – The outline of the President’s fiscal year 2018 – the so-called “skinny budget” without much programmatic detail – is expected to be released on Tuesday, March 14. We’re hearing lots of rumors about what will and won’t be in the budget request: > o there will be deep cuts to education programs, possibly along the lines of what was in last year’s budget proposal <http://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/report/blueprint-balance-federal-budget-2017> by the Heritage Foundation, along with reprogramming some existing funding to private school vouchers and charters; and > o there may not be specific mandatory spending proposals, just discretionary totals, possibly by agency. > > · Trump plan for tax credits for charter schools and vouchers – The Trump administration is reportedly considering a federal tax credit proposal aimed at expanding the use of charter schools and vouchers, allowing low-income families to use public money for private school tuition. The details of the proposal are not yet known, but sources told Politico that the program “might be capped at a level as high as $20 billion, and resemble legislation first introduced by Republicans Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rep. Todd Rokita of Indiana in 2013, called the Educational Opportunities Act.” The bill (S.809) created a federal tax credit for individuals to attend private schools of up to $4,500. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was supportive of the bill in the past, and Rob Goad, education advisor on the White House Domestic Policy Council, is a former aide of Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN), who cosponsored the legislation. We will continue to monitor developments of the initiative. > > · Secretary DeVos on education funding and upcoming changes – In aninterview <https://www.axios.com/what-betsy-devos-wishes-she-said-at-her-confirmation-hearing-2266444767.html> published on Friday, DeVos said she couldn’t think of any issues where the federal government should intervene in school policy. She also said the following: > o On education funding: “There's clearly an opportunity to slim down the department in some ways. I don't know if that will ultimately significantly reduce the overall expenditure, but it may, it may help incentivize states in other ways." > o On likely school changes: "I expect there will be more public charter schools. I expect there will be more private schools. I expect there will be more virtual schools. I expect there will be more schools of any kind that haven't even been invented yet." > > > <image001.gif> > Judy Mortrude > Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success > CLASP | 1200 18th Street NW | Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20036 > p (202) 906-8014 cell (651) 276-7067 | jmortrude@clasp.org <mailto:jmortrude@clasp.org> > > Receive updates <http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5728/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=5471> from CLASP's Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success! > > <image002.gif> <http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=9420#.Vstdxk9GW71> > > > _______________________________________________ > National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list > Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org <mailto:Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> > To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org <http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>