Funding levels for programs benefiting middle and high schools: To review funding levels for education programs that benefit middle and high schools as proposed by Congress and President Bush for Fiscal Year 2009, compared to the final funding levels in FY 2008, please consult this chart (updated March 10, 2009).

Funding levels for all education programs: A chart that contains proposed funding levels for all education programs is available from the U.S. Department of Education at http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget09/summary/appendix4.pdf.

Other Charts on the Federal Education Budget:

A chart of total funding levels from FY 2001 through FY 2009 for selected programs is also available from the U.S. Department of Education.

A chart comparing President Bush's budget requests for the U.S. Department of Education to the amount eventually appropriated by Congress for Fiscal Years 2002 - 2009.

Articles from Straight A's that discuss the federal education budget:

February 24, 2009

Congress Set to Consider FY 2009 Omnibus Spending Bill

In October 2008, Congress enacted a massive stopgap spending bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 that postponed most spending decisions until 2009. The bill, which froze nearly all domestic spending at 2008 levels, but provided spending increases for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, military construction, and veterans’ affairs, will keep the government running until March 6, 2009.

Earlier this month, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he expects the House to take up an FY 2009 omnibus spending bill after Congress returns from the Presidents’ Day recess, but prior to the March 6 deadline. The omnibus bill will include the nine remaining spending bills that the House and Senate did not pass last year, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill, which funds the U.S. Department of Education. The House had been scheduled to consider the bill earlier this month, but postponed a vote to allow lawmakers to focus on the economic recovery package. While Democrats will likely push for increases for certain programs in the omnibus bill, Republicans would rather see a year-long continuing resolution that would freeze funding at 2008 levels for all programs covered under the bill.

Additional Straight A’s articles on the Fiscal Year 2009 federal education budget