February 25, 2005
Vocational-Education Plan Draws Fire
President Bush's plan to eliminate vocational- and technical-education funds for community colleges got a cool reception last week from Democrats, as well as a key Republican, at a Congressional hearing on extending the federal law that governs the programs.
In his 2006 budget proposal, released this month, the president called for abolishing the $1.33-billion programs, which had been set up under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act. About 40 percent of the money
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