FEDERAL K-12 EDUCATION UPDATE, 2014

Presentation by Tom CorwinPenn Hill Group

Florida K-12 Grant Developers NetworkWinter ConferenceFebruary 7, 2014

Topics

FY 2014 final appropriations action Trends in appropriations for major programs Notable provisions in the FY 2014 Act

Anticipated FY 2014 competitions FY 2015 budget Status of major authorizing legislation Pending changes in Hill leadership

ED Discretionary Appropriations, 2008-2014

Trends in Major Formula Program Appropriations($ in millions)

FY 2008 FY 2009(including ARRA)

FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 Difference2008-2014

Title I LEA Grants

$13,899 $24,492 $14,517 $13,760 $14,385 +3.4%

IDEA Part B

10,492 22,805 11,578 10,975 11,473 +4.8%

SIG 491 3,546 534 506 506 +2.9%

Title II-A 2,935 2,948 2,467 2,338 2,350 -19.9%

Title III 700 730 732 693 723 +3.3%

21st Century CLCs

1,081 1,132 1,152 1,092 1,149 +6.3%

Perkins CTE

1,161 1,161 1,123 1,064 1,118 -3.7%

Appropriations for Selected Competitive Programs

($ in millions)

FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014

Race to the Top $549 $520 $250

Investing in Innovation

149 142 142

Striving Readers

160 151 158

Safe and Drug-Free Schools

65 61 90

Phys Ed 79 75 75

El-Sec Counseling

53 50 50

Promise Neighborhoods

60 57 57

Additional Competitive Programs

FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014

Teacher Incentive Fund

$299 $284 $289

Transition to Teaching

26 25 14

School Leadership

29 28 26

Charter Schools 255 242 248

Magnet Schools 97 92 92

Arts in Education

25 24 25

Programs for which funding has been terminated since FY 2011 Teaching American History Smaller Learning Communities Improving Literacy through School Libraries Even Start Foreign Language Assistance Safe and Drug-Free Schools State Grants Alcohol Abuse Reduction Tech-Prep Education Technology Voluntary Public School Choice Parent Information and Resource Centers Women’s Educational Equity

Significant Provisions in FY 14 Act

Race to the Top All funding is for Early Childhood Challenge

School Improvement Grants States may make 5-year awards SIG funds may be used for an evidence-based whole-school

reform strategy undertaken in partnership with a strategy developer

SIG funds may also be used to implement a State-determined school improvement strategy that has been established by the SEA with the approval of the Secretary

Charter Schools Funds may be used to support preschool education in charter

schools Javits Gifted and Talented

Funding restored ($5 million), all for the national research center

Anticipated 2014 Competitions

Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge

Race to the Top/Early Learning Challenge $250 million Grants to States, must be awarded by December 31 Joint ED/HHS administration For activities that build the capacity of States to

develop, enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs for children from families at or below 200 percent of the poverty line

Subgrantees that are LEAs must form “strong partnerships” with early learning providers, and vice versa

Report language: the Secretary shall make two types of awards – to “low-capacity” and “high-capacity” States

Safe and Drug-Free Schools

Administration requested about $194 million; final number is $90 million; continuation base only $3 million.

FY 14 proposals: School Climate Transformation Grants

(separate SEA and LEA competitions) to to help schools train teachers and other school staff to implement evidence-based strategies to improve school climate Projected application publication date: April 11 Projected application deadline: May 21 Originally planned amount of funding: $50

million

Additional Safe and Drug-Free Schools Competitions

“Project Prevent” grants to help schools in communities with pervasive violence break the cycle of violence Projected application notice publication: April 25 Projected deadline: June 9 Originally planned amount of funding: $25 million

Grants to SEAs to help LEAs develop, implement, and improve their emergency management plans Projected application notice publication: April 3 Projected deadline: May 19 Originally planned amount of funding: $30 million

Innovative Approaches to Literacy

Grants to LEAs for literacy projects involving literacy and to national organizations for book distribution

$25 million available in FY 2014; all for new grants

Projected application notice publication: June 18

Projected deadline: July 18

“School Turnaround Leaders”

Appears to be new competition funded from SIG national activities set-aside

Projected application notice publication: April 30

Projected deadline: June 29

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling

Appropriation is $49.6 million Continuations should be about $35

million Projected announcement date: March 18 Projected deadline: May 2

Charter Schools Competitions

$248.2 million appropriation Appropriations language requires at least:

$45 million for Replication and Expansion (Charter Management Organizations)

$11 million for State Facilities Incentive Grants

$12 million for Credit Enhancement for Facilities

CMO competition should be $15 million; projected to begin February 5

SEA competition unlikely ED still developing final plans

Arts in Education

$25 million appropriation About $15 million available for new

awards ED website shows plans for competitions

under both Model Arts Program and Professional Development for Arts Educators, with dates TBD

Investing in Innovation

$141.6 million appropriation All of it available for new awards Grants do not have to be made until December

31 ED has announced plans to request

applications under all 3 program categories (Scale-Up, Validation, Development). Dates are TBD.

March 2013 regulations will likely govern, without change – Priorities for improving teacher and principal effectiveness, turning around low-performing schools, STEM, etc.

Physical Education

Appropriation = $74.6 million Continuations approximately $39 million Department has announced plans to

“fund down the slate”

GEAR-UP

$301.6 million appropriation Probably enough for $70 million in new

State and Partnership grants No TRIO precollege (Talent Search,

Upward Bound) competitions planned

FY 2015 Budget

Release delayed until March 4 (one month late)

The Budget Control Act caps the amount for “non-defense discretionary” spending at only slightly above the 2014 level ($492.356 billion vs. $491.773 billion)

Needs in other areas (e.g., VA health care, Pell Grants) may make it difficult to achieve gains or even hold the line in K-12 education

Appropriators may try to move quickly

State of the Union Items

“ConnectED” (E-Rate) goal of connecting 99% of K-12 students with next-generation wireless and broadband technology within 5 years. President will announce philanthropic partnerships with companies like Apple, Microsoft, Spring, Verizon

Administration will announce winners of $100 million DOL high school initiative (funded with H-1B visa fees)

No mention of ESEA reauthorization (indicative of low priority?)

REAUTHORIZATION ACTION

Reauthorization Delays

Statute Last Year Authorized

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

2007

Workforce Incentive Act (including Adult Education)

2003

Perkins Career and Technical Education Act

2012

Higher Education Act 2014

Education Sciences Reform Act/Education al Technical Assistance Act

2008

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Part B – permanently authorizedParts C and D -- 2010

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act

2002

Head Start Act 2012

Reauthorization Act, 113th Congress

ESEA Passed the House (party-line vote) Reported out by the Senate Committee (party-line vote)

WIA Reported out by House Committee (party-line vote) Bipartisan bill reported out in Senate Committee

CCDBG Bipartisan bill reported out of Senate committee

HEA Initial hearings in both Houses

Perkins Act Initial bipartisan discussions and two hearings

ESRA Bipartisan discussions in House stuck on authorizing levels

Pending Retirements, Term Limits

Sen. Tom Harkin (retiring) Chair, Senate HELP Committee Chair, Senate Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education

Appropriations Rep. John Kline (term limited)

Chair, House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Rep. George Miller (retiring) Ranking Democrat, House Committee on Education

and the Workforce Rep. Jack Kingston (running for Senate)

Chair, House Committee on Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations