Federal spending for education

This report portrays and discusses Federal spending for education programs in the context of a 26-year span: the past 20 years of actual experience (1965-1984) and the spending plan for the next six years proposed in the President's 1986 budget. In addition to the 26-year review, various measures such as spending in constant dollars, as a percent of the gross national product (GNP), as a percent of total Federal budget and annual and cumulative change analyses are produced to provide context and perspective.,Abstract -- Preface -- Notes -- Overview -- Table 1: Outlays for Education Fiscal Year 1965 - Fiscal Year 1990 -- Table 2: Outlays for Education Fiscal Year 1965 - Fiscal Year 1990 in Constant 1984 Dollars -- Table 3: Outlays for Education as a Percent of Gross National Product Fiscal Year 1965- Fiscal Year 1990 -- Table 4: Outlays for Education as a Percent of Total Federal Budget Outlays Fiscal year 1965 - Fiscal Year 1990 -- Table 5: Outlays for Education as a Percent of Total Human Resources Functions Outlays Fiscal Year 1965 - Fiscal Year 1990 -- Table 6: Outlays for Education as a Percent of Total Education Cluster Outlays Fiscal Year 1965 - Fiscal Year 1990 -- Table 7: Education Percentage Change in Budget Outlays Fiscal Year 1965 - Fiscal Year 1990 -- Table 8: Education Percentage Change in Budget Outlays Using 1984 Constant Dollars Fiscal Year 1965 - Fiscal Year 1990.,Angela M. Evans, Specialist in Education, Richard V. Rimkunas, Analyst in Social Legislation, and Gene Falk, Technical Information Specialist, Education and Public Welfare Division.,CRS 85-577 EPW,"February 21, 1985.",SuDoc# 14. 18/3