• Reading First would be restored to $1 billion. That's the amount it received in fiscal 2007, before Congress whacked it down to $393 million.
  
• Title I grants to schools districts would increase $406 million, or 2.9 percent, to $14.3 billion.
  
• Special education grants to states would increase $337 million, or 3.1 percent, to $11.2 billion.
  
• Teacher quality grants under NCLB's Title II would decrease $100 million, or 3.4 percent, to $2.8 billion.
  
• Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities would be cut down by $194.8 million, or 66 percent, to $100 million.

The 21st Century Learning Centers also would receive a significant cut, falling 26 percent from $1.28 billion to $800 million. This number raises an interesting question. Is this the president's $800 million proposal for the 21st Century Learning Opportunities program? (See this White House document.) The proposal would give parents money to pay for after-school and summer programs designed to improve student achievement. Faith-based providers would be eligible to receive the money. It looks as if the Bush administration wants to end the current program and replace it with a new one giving money to parents.

Some programs that would be eliminated:

• Career and Technical Education ($1.16 billion)
• Tech-Prep Education ($102.9 million)
• Educational Technology ($267.5 million) - Yikes!
  
• Even Start ($66.5 million)