But prospects for securing the funds are clouded because Congressional appropriators are operating under spending caps, enacted last year, and plan to trim billions from the federal budget. Moreover a growing faction in Congress opposes the President's education policies and wants to transfer many DoEd programs into block grants that would go to states without requiring any particular focus on mathematics and science education. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees will start writing their FY 1999 spending bills soon. Now is a particularly important time to contact your legislators if you are concerned about the future of federal education programs.
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