In a letter to Governor Pat McCrory dated March 5, 2013, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan provided specific detail about how federal education program allocations will be cut in FY2013 thanks to the sequestration order.
Sixty-three million dollars will vanish from North Carolina’s public schools, including nearly $26 million in Title I Grants to LEAs. This is roughly the equivalent the state currently uses to pay 356 staff to serve 38,151 students in 83 Title I schools, which are identified as high poverty.
The IDEA Part B Grants to States program will be hit with a reduction in funding of roughly $16,776,161, which could require North Carolina to find other resources to provide a free appropriate public education to students with disabilities.
When reached for comment, State Superintendent June Atkinson said, “these cuts will have a higher impact on our low-wealth schools at a time when we need more help to assist our most vulnerable. An investment in our children today will pay off economically in the future.”
Governor McCrory’s office did not return a call seeking comment.
NORTH CAROLINA — Sequestration Cuts
| PROGRAM |
FY 2013 at FY 2012 Level
|
FY 2013 Less 5.0% Reduction |
5.0 Percent Reduction |
| Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | 405,272,019 | 379,410,819 | 25,861,200 |
| School Turnaround Grants | 14,320,215 | 13,604,205 | 716,010 |
| Impact Aid Basic Support Payments | 15,326,433 | 14,560,112 | 766,321 |
| Improving Teacher Quality State Grants | 53,874,347 | 50,109,734 | 3,764,613 |
| 21st Century Community Learning Centers | 31,798,042 | 30,208,140 | 1,589,902 |
| English Learner Education State Grants | 15,381,023 | 13,613,332 | 1,767,691 |
| IDEA Part B Grants to States* | 326,077,875 | 309,301,714 | 16,776,161 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants** | 110,283,707 | 104,536,087 | 5,747,620 |
| Career and Technical Education State Grants*** | 35,743,866 | 32,717,211 | 3,026,655 |
| Adult Basic and Literacy Education State Grants | 16,434,807 | 15,603,557 | 831,250 |
| Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants | 16,680,570 | 15,888,671 | 791,899 |
| Work-Study Grants | 22,543,424 | 21,397,623 | 1,145,802 |
| TOTAL | 1,063,736,328 | 1,000,951,205 | 62,785,124 |
* 2013 allocations assume enactment of the Administration’s proposed appropriations language that authorizes the Department to calculate a State’s allocation without regard to a reduction in funding in a prior year resulting from a failure to meet the maintenance of State financial support requirements in section 612 of the IDEA.
** For Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants, the amount shown is the FY 2012 level increased by the mandatory CPIU inflationary increase (3.5 percent).
*** There is no reduction in allocations for a number of States because of “hold harmless” provisions in the authorizing statute.
NOTE: Total reflects these 12 programs only, States would also receive other funds from the Department of Education.
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