A number of reports have been issued recently revealing cuts for next year in federal spending for education, including Pell Grants for college students, adult and vocational education, and Head Start, and ongoing inadequate funding for the Bush "No Child Left Behind" Act and special education.

The National Priorities Project released Federal Education Funding Falls Short that provides information about education spending in each of the 50 states. The Center for American Progress released Education: Many Children Left Behind in April revealing that 7,000 school districts across the nation face significant cuts in federal funding for helping disadvantaged students.