• Class Size Reduction
• Reading Excellence
• 21^st Century Community Learning Centers (After School Program)
• Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology
• Safe and Drug Free Schools Initiatives
• Bilingual Professional Development
• GEAR UP (Early College Preparation and Awareness)
• Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants
• Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships (Distance Education)
• Community Technology Centers

Class Size Reduction  $1.2 billion in FY1999  ($1.4 billion requested for FY2000)  Estimated FY 1999 Class-Size Reduction Program Allocations to States  Class Size Reduction Allocations for Largest School Districts			Helps school districts hire 100,000 teachers over 7 years to reduce class sizes in grades 1-3 to a nationwide average of 18.
Reading Excellence  $260 million in FY1999  ($286 million requested for FY2000)  Draft Application  Application  Non-Regulatory Guidance for State Applicants			Helps children learn to read well and independently by the end of the third grade through tutoring, teacher training and family literacy activities.
21st Century Community Learning Centers  $200 million in FY1999  ($600 million requested for FY2000)  Fact Sheet  Application Information			Funds school-community partnerships to keep schools open after-school and summers as safe havens for enhanced learning.
Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology  $75 million in FY1999  ($75 million requested for FY2000)			Helps train pre-service teachers to use technology in the classroom.
Safe and Drug Free Schools Initiatives  $566 million in FY1999  ($591 million requested for FY2000)			Helps schools become safe and drug-free learning environments and provides funds to place drug and violence prevention coordinators in middle schools.
Bilingual Professional Development  $50 million in FY1999  ($75 million requested for FY2000)			Helps address the acute shortage of well-trained teachers to instruct limited English proficient students.
GEAR UP  $120 million in FY1999  ($240 million requested for FY2000)  Application Information			Long-range early college preparation and awareness program that gives disadvantaged students and their families pathways to college by partnering middle and high schools with colleges and community organizations or through State-administered programs.
Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants  $75 million in FY1999  ($115 million requested for FY2000)			Funds systemic change to state teacher licensure policies and practices; funds projects to promote comprehensive and lasting change to teacher preparation programs; and helps recruit and prepare excellent teachers for America's classrooms.
Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships  $10 million in FY1999  ($20 million requested for FY2000)			Supports postsecondary partnerships among colleges, businesses, and other organizations to promote technology-mediated distance education that is not limited by time or place.
Community Technology Centers  $10 million in FY1999  ($65 million requested for FY2000)			Provides access to computers, information technology and other services to students and adults of all ages.

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