Although S. 617 would reduce our investment in our Nations children by less than H.R. 1158. it still asks them to bear too much of the pain created by this effort to pay for emergency spending. The Daschlo amendment would improve the bill by restoring $1.3 billion for some of the most important and successful education and job training programs in this country. More specifically. the Daschle amendment would provide: $42 million for the Head Start Program which has successfully given hundreds of thousands of preschoolers the chance to start school ready to learn. $100 million for the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program which is helping local school districts keep drugs and guns out of our Nations $72 million for the Chapter 1 Program which has helped States and local school districts meet the educational needs of economically disadvantaged children for 30 years. $69.6 million for the goals 2000 program which is helping States create coherent frameworks for education reform founded on the national education goals. $30 million for the schooltowork program which helps States and local school districts improve the educational and employment opportunities of our Nations high school students who do not plan to attend college. $8.8 million for the immigrant education program which helps local school districts meet the educational needs of recently arrived immigrant children. $16.3 million for the impact aid program which compensates local school districts for revenue losses incurred due to removal of Federal property from local tax rolls. $35 million for the WIC Program which provides important nutrition supplements to 6.5 million women. infants. and children everydayincluding more than 3 million children under 5. $100 million for the Youth Training Program which helps States prepare youth and young adults for high skill. high wage careers. and $210 million for the Americorps Program which provides a $4.725 scholarship to individuals who serve the educational. environmental. public safety. and human needs of our communities. By providing this needed and long overdue support. the Daschle amendment will begin to address our failure to adequately engage resources in behalf of preparing our children for competition in the emerging global economy. It will help our children to succeedto make a living. to participate in the community. to enjoy the arts. and to understand the technology that has reshaped our workplace.
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