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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release October 15, 1998

              PRESIDENT CLINTON, VICE PRESIDENT GORE, AND
                  CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS WIN ON THE
                    EDUCATION AND TRAINING BUDGET

                                   House                    Difference
                   President's   Republican    Final         (Between
                     Request       Budget      Budget         House &
                                                              Final)

Smaller Class $1.1 billion $0 $1.2 billion +$1.2 billion Sizes

Child Literacy $260 million $0 $260 million +$260 million (America Reads)

College Mentoring $140 million $0 $121 million +$121 million (GEAR-UP)

Summer Jobs $871 million $0 $871 million +$871 million

Youth $250 million $0 $250 million +$250 million Opportunities Area

Teacher $67 million $0 $75 million +$75 million Recruitment

Title I            $392 million      $0      $301 million  +$301 million
(Basic Skills)      increase      ($7.375      increase
                    ($7.767        billion)    ($7.676 
                     billion)                   million)

Education         $721 million  $541 million $729 million  +$188 million

Technology

After-School $200 million $60 million $200 million +$140 million Programs

Goals 2000 $501 million $246 million $491 million +$245 million

Head Start        $313 million  $153 million $313 million  +$160 million
                    increase      increase     increase
                    ($4.66        ($4.50       ($4.66 
                     billion       billion      billion

School            $5 billion
Modernization      over five         $0           $0            ---
                     years

Education         $200 million       $0           $0            ---

Opportunity
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